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"You have to support your act with a whole series of bungling lies. Possibly Marcus, like a fool, has mentioned it in Monte Carlo, and we shall have the detectives out here asking why you have not reported the matter." "If I were as clever as you " he growled. "You're not," said Jean, rolling her serviette. "You're the most un-clever man I know."
Her serviette was of a larkish disposition, declining to remain on her lap, and distress increased each time that Henry recovered it; generally, at these moments of confusion, Lady Douglass took the opportunity to send down some perplexing inquiry, and the girl felt grateful to Henry for replying on her behalf.
He sat down, leaned back with an audible sigh, shook out his serviette with his left hand, slightly pushed up the green shade that shadowed his eyes, and began looking carelessly about the room. As he did so his glance passed over my face. There was not the slightest hint of recognition in it. "Hullo, Farnham!" I said, carefully controlling the agitation in my voice.
Throwing his serviette on the disordered table, he pushed back his chair and stood up. 'You'll excuse me now, uncle, he said, bitterly polite, 'I must be off to the works. Ryley, I shall want you. And without another word he left the room and the house. Leonora was the last to go. Meshach would not allow her to stay after the tea-things were washed up.
This "resignation" gave his whole bearing a slight touch of melancholy; and what dignity... oh, what dignity there was in every one of his movements! Kollomietzev sat on her left, and as he unfolded his serviette screwed up his face and smiled, as much as to say, "Well, now let us begin our little comedy!" Sipiagin sat on the opposite side and watched him with some anxiety.
Whereupon Francis cleared his throat, disposed of his serviette, and rose to his feet, slowly but gracefully. Then he composed himself, and took on the air he wished to assume at the moment. It was a nice degage air, half naive and half enthusiastic. Then he crossed to Aaron's table, and stood on one lounging hip, gracefully, and bent forward in a confidential manner, and said: "Do excuse me.
And rising, this most practical of her sex dried her hands upon a fresh serviette from the hamper. "Last night's rain is worth two birds in the bush." With that, she readjusted her sleeves, lightly donned her coat, and preceded me to her easel. "Now," she commanded, "slaughter! It's what I let you come with me for."
And yet it was inconceivable that he had taken a serviette and ring in mistake. In mistake for what? No!... Mystery! Excessively disconcerting for an old lady! In the end Rachel provided another clean serviette, and the meal commenced. But Mrs. Maldon had not been able to "settle down" in an instant.
"There now, I feel that I've done my duty," he said, with a sigh of satisfaction, as he wiped his lips with a serviette, after scraping out the very last spoonful.
Tell me, what are these bananas and nuts for?" "Dessert." Anna laid down her serviette. "Let us escape," she said. "Couldn't we three go out and have some coffee somewhere? The thought of that drawing-room paralyses me." Brendon laughed softly. "We can," he said, "and we will. But it is only fair to warn you that it isn't expected. Mrs. White is proud of her drawing-room evenings.