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Delaport Green was, for a short time, of opinion that the problem of whether to prolong Molly's visit or not would be settled for her by a quite new development. Then she doubted, and watched, and was puzzled. Why, she thought, should such a great person as Sir Edmund Grosse, who was certainly in no need of fortune-hunting, be so attentive to Molly if he did not really like her?
Monsieur Delaport, Consul of France, was the first official person who brought prominently forward the native and other Jews into the European society of this place, and since then, these Jews have improved in their manners, and increased their respectability. The principal European Jews are from London, Gibraltar, and Marseilles.
I love the churches there, and the air will brace my nerves. I might have gone to Brighton only Tim is there. Will you" she paused a moment "will you come to Eastbourne too?" Mrs. Delaport Green was not disposed to have Molly with her.
Delaport Green would like to stay till the early train to-morrow. But have you seen Lady Groombridge?" "Yes; it's all right or rather, it's all wrong but she won't tell Groombridge to-day, and she will be quite fairly civil, I think." "And this news," said Rose gently, "will make them both think less of that unfortunate affair last night." Molly rose and moved off with an unusually genial smile.
He would have been entirely indifferent to the impression of regretful interest that he had made upon her. That night Edmund Grosse was Molly's confidant as to the second, and evidently final, rupture between herself and Mrs. Delaport Green that had taken place in the afternoon. He could not but be kind and sympathetic as to her difficulties.
"It is atrocious," said Grosse, who wanted to change the subject. But this was effected by the most unexpected apparition of Mr. Delaport Green, whom they had both supposed to be refreshing himself by the sea at Brighton. Mr. Delaport Green was dressed in very light grey, with a white waistcoat.
She is the girl who stayed with that kind little woman, Mrs. Delaport Green, who sometimes comes to see me." "You see," Mark went on eagerly, "I'm doing no good like this. So I have made up my mind to try and be a Carthusian." His face lit up now with the same intense delight. "It's such a splendid life! Fancy! No more humbug, and flattery, and insincerity.
Delaport Green was a man of very good repute in the financial world as being distinctly successful on the Stock Exchange. He struck Molly as a sturdy type of Englishman, rather determined on complete independence, and liking to pay his way in a large free fashion.
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