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Gordon, with the sole chance of escape from either fate, in ruthlessly trampling upon the bleeding hearts of two beloved parents!" "Thank you kindly," said Fred, "but we infinitely prefer to laugh at you." "Man's eternal reply to woman, admirably paraphrased!" commented Hadria. Everyone was anxious to know when Algitha intended to go to London.
And at that magic name, they fell into reminiscences of former journeyings; they talked of towns and temples and palaces, of art, of sunshine; and Hadria listened silently. Once, in her girlhood, when she was scarcely sixteen, she had gone with her parents and Algitha for a tour in Italy. It was a short but vivid experience which had tinged her life, leaving a memory and a longing that never died.
"Oh, our party split up, long ago, into cliques, and we all became so select, that, at last, we reduced each clique to one member. Behold the very acme of selectness!" Hadria stood before them, in an attitude of hauteur. "This sounds like evasion," said Algitha. "And if it were, what right have you to try to force me to tell what I do not volunteer?" "True," said her sister; "I beg your pardon."
Several other songs followed, and then the party broke up. They were to amuse themselves as they pleased during the afternoon, and to meet on the same spot for five o'clock tea. "I wish Hadria would not be so reckless!" cried Algitha anxiously. "Have you seen her lately?" "When last I saw her," said Valeria, "she had strolled off with the Professor and Mr. Moreton. Mr.
She had never met him alone since that day of the picnic, except for a few chance minutes, when he had expressed over again, rather in tone than in words, the sentiment before implied. Algitha and Miss Du Prel were relieved to see that Hadria had, after all, taken their advice. Without making any violent or obvious change in her conduct, she had ceased to cause her friends anxiety.
Algitha rushed forward, and the nurse dragged up a chair. Hadria had turned deadly white, and her hand groped for support. She drew herself together with a desperate effort, and sat down breathing quickly. "I am not going to faint," she said, reassuringly. "It was only for a moment." She gave a shudder. "What a fight it was! We were only just in time " A low voice came from the bed.
Fullerton seemed to be oblivious of her daughter's efforts, but one day, when they had been talking about Algitha, the mother said: "Your father and I now look to you, Hadria. I do think that you are beginning to feel a little what your duty is. If you also were to turn deserter in our old age, I think it would kill us." Hadria felt a thrill of horror.
"Well, I confess it," said Algitha. "We are both very uneasy about you." "If one never did anything all one's life to make one's friends uneasy, I wonder if one would have any fun." Algitha shook her head anxiously. "'Choose what you want and pay for it, is the advice of some accredited sage," Hadria observed. "Women have to pay so high," said Algitha.
"Algitha has evidently got some desperate plan in her head for making mincemeat of circumstances," cried Fred, little guessing that he had stated the exact truth. "Do you remember that Mrs. Gordon herself waged a losing battle in early days, incredible as it may appear?" asked Hadria. Algitha nodded slowly, her eyes fixed on the ground.
Hadria was overwhelmed by this letter. Her first impulse was to pack up and go straight to Dunaghee. But as Algitha was there now, this seemed useless, at any rate for the present. And ought she after all to abandon her project, for which so much had been risked, so much pain inflicted?
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