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He accepted the intimation that Alda's face is her fortune with superb indifference; whether it will be the same with his uncle, remains to be seen; and I am afraid he is a good deal dependent on him, his mother's Mexican property having been speculated away. I don't like the look of the business; but if any one can do any good it is Marilda herself.
No one is of so much use as Captain Harewood. 'Just so, said Clement; 'and I think I am doing more good at home. Imagine my finding all the windows open in that pouring rain, and Cherry sitting shivering. 'Very foolish of Cherry, said Wilmet. 'Poor Cherry! she could not help herself, and was only thankful when I had the courage to shut them in Alda's face.
Be as quick as you can, please. She'll understand." In the interval of waiting for the reply Constance smiled cheerfully at them, receiver at ear, taking meanwhile a lively interest in Patricia's description of Madame Alda's wonderful coat. "Sounds very uppity to me," she said with a humorous glance at her own ancient gown. "Been associating with the song-birds in the upper air, Miss Pat?
Would that be love worth having? I appeal to Felix, his scheme though it was. Felix was a very uncomfortable third party, especially as Alda's appeal implied a certain accusation of himself. 'I own, he said, 'that this situation is not likely to lead to promotion, but it would be competence. Ferdinand would be satisfied, but you 'I, who know what he is used to, cannot be satisfied for him.
Wilmet had undergone a good deal from Alda's clashes with the rest, even Felix's was only a temper well in hand, and alternate fretfulness and penitence were regarded by her as part and parcel of Geraldine's ailments; so that it was almost a surprise that her present convalescent never visited his discomforts upon her, but was always patient and good-humoured, smiling whenever he could, like his father before him, as if, according to the pretty Spanish saying, the sun had shone on his cradle at his birth.
A great delight came to Wilmet and Geraldine the day of the Bishop's visit, no other than Alda's being able to spend a week with them. Miss Pearson spared Wilmet that whole afternoon, that she might go up to meet her at the station, whither she was escorted by a maid going down to Centry.
'No, said Wilmet, even now keeping herself blind to the offensiveness of Alda's suggestion; 'but as it is utterly impossible for me to think of leaving home, I did think it would have been wiser to put a stop to it while there wa is time, and the tears began to gather again. 'And have you? 'They won't let me. 'Who?
Alda's talk was indeed full of interest, and gave a much better notion of her way of life than her letters did.
'Come, Mamma, we had better leave Papa and Felix; and she set the example, but Mrs. Underwood did not stir. 'You hear the dear girl! she said. 'It ought to go to Alda's heart! 'It is of no use talking before the ladies, said Mr. Underwood, getting up. 'That is, unless you have the good sense to join with me in telling Alda that she must give up this wild affair.
And I noticed, too, that this pool at my feet had a stream flowing outward from it a waterway connecting it with the main lake. And I remembered the Earth man in sub-sea garb whom I had seen. Were there many Earth men down here in the water? "When Tarrano dances with the Red Woman, you drop to the floor." I remembered Alda's words and her admonition, "Be inside the pavilion."
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