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The effect, although beautiful and restful, was to Sally's eye so sumptuous that she felt she must by some terrible mischance have come into a drawing-room. But she heard the young woman say, "Yes, meddam.... I'll tell Madame Gala.... Yes, meddam.... Yes, meddam ... quite ... yes, I quite.... Good morning, meddam."
Sally had a picture of her all the time she was away grey-blue dress and all. She didn't like her. She hated her. She knew that they would never get on together. Miss Nosey! "Yes, meddam; no, meddam ... yes, I quite...." Sally tried to pronounce quite "quaite," as she had done. After all, she was only a sort of maid somebody to take the names of callers. She'd got no right to be saucy.
Minto, fingering her mouth to hide a nervous smile of pleasure. "Doing nothing. And Elbert, the footman, will come in with the tea and take it away again; and you'll say, Elbert' mustn't say 'Elbert dear' you'll say, 'Elbert, just bring me my glass of hot water at ten o'clock. And he'll say, 'Yes, me lady. No, he won't. He'll say, 'Yes, meddam ... quite.... Yes, meddam. That's what he'll say.
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