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Come, Mary, you must," and he thrust the glass into her hand: "you must, I say; you shall; never mind old Tanky," he added, in what he meant to be a whisper. Then he raised the jug with unsteady fingers, but, before a drop could reach the tumbler, Mr Tankardew had risen, and with one sweep of his hand dashed it out of Mary's grasp on the ground.
I arrived at Marlow Square, where I was to pick up Cynthia and her mother, a little late, and found Mrs Drassilis, florid and overdressed, in the drawing-room with a sleek-haired, pale young man known to me as Tankerville Gifford to his intimates, of whom I was not one, and in the personal paragraphs of the coloured sporting weeklies, as 'Tanky'. I had seen him frequently at restaurants.
I imagine that the sharp note in her voice was lost on Tanky, but it rang out like a clarion to me. 'I am in no hurry, she said. 'Mr Gifford, will you take Cynthia? I will follow with Mr Burns. You will meet Parker on the stairs. Tell him to call another cab. As the door closed behind them, she turned on me like a many-coloured snake.
She wore unrelieved black, a colour which set off to wonderful advantage the clear white of her skin and her pale-gold hair. 'You're late, Peter, she said, looking at the clock. 'I know. I'm sorry. 'Better be pushing, what? suggested Tanky. 'My cab's waiting. 'Will you ring the bell, Mr Gifford? said Mrs Drassilis. 'I will tell Parker to whistle for another.
"Oh, never fear about them; I'll give Tom every necessary caution," was the answer. "The boat won't be gone more than two hours altogether; and, to my mind, there wouldn't be the slightest danger in letting even little Kitty join the party." "Oh! tanky, Poppy, tanky!" shouted Kitty, clapping her chubby hands in great glee. Every one at the table laughed heartily at her unexpected response.
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