“You see, father,” she said, “it isn’t only this affair of the dance. Some man!
And to conclude it all was the figure of her father in the doorway, giving her a
last chance, his hat in one hand, his umbrella in the other, shaken at her to
emphasize his point. ”
“When?”
“At tea. . Babies and females
have got to keep hold of somebody or go under—anyhow, for the next few
generations. “How have you been lately, Lucy? You’ve been such a
stranger. Both husband
and wife affected an unnatural ease of manner for the benefit of the efficient
parlor-maid, who was putting the finishing touches to the sideboard
arrangements. There was, it might be said, a double illumination. The
man’s as obstinate as a mule. Now what I want you to
feel is this. ‘Don’t put me at the necessity of
marrying the abominable little wretch. How I could have been such a fool I’ll
never know. The younger of
the two, who was seated next to Jack, and seemed to monopolize his attention,
could not be more than seventeen, though her person had all the maturity of
twenty. You have not considered the advantages. But the figure was evidently too
intent on peering within the ballroom to pay any attention to what might be
occurring outside.
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