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The ladies had all collected at the open windows, to see the departure of the Percys; but Miss Georgiana Falconer could learn nothing from the manner in which the Count handed Caroline into the carriage. It did not appear even that he spoke to her. On his return, the Miss Falconers, and the Lady Arlingtons, were of course talking of those who had just left the house.
His wide mouth opened with a grin of pleasure; he came forward with gangling strides. "By crackey, if it isn't the Arlingtons! Home from Virginia, Evaleen, to old Marietta, on a visit to the folks? You're looking peart. How do you all do?"
I am sure that white dress with the black stripe the one you were playing tennis with at the Arlingtons' would do splendidly. You looked simply splendid that day. I am inclined to think that it is my favourite of all your dresses, with the exception of the dark one with the light- green front. That shows off your figure so splendidly. I am very fond also of the grey Quaker-like alpaca dress.
My mother gasped upon the sofa while I read her some extracts. That I, the daughter of the house, should be married in my old black and white tennis-dress, which I wore at the Arlingtons' to save my nice one! Oh, you are simply splendid sometimes! And the learned way in which you alluded to my alpaca. As a matter of fact, it's a merino, but that doesn't matter.
Scrags, Lady Trant's woman, and both the Lady Arlingtons' maids, can vouch for the truth of it. I did not make a penny, but lost, ma'am, last year, by you and Miss Bell; that is, not by you nor Miss Bell, but by all I bought, and sold to disadvantage; which, I am morally certain, you would not have permitted, had you known of it, as I told Mrs.
Arlington was not one to do things by halves, so that when she welcomed Isabel, on her return, it was no longer as "the governess," but as her future daughter-in-law as the bride-elect of her darling son indeed as one of them, the Arlingtons.
I can't act at all so there's an end of the matter." "Not an end of the matter quite," said Mrs. Falconer, coolly; "for in that case I must look out for another Zara." "And where will you find one, ma'am?" "The Lady Arlingtons have both fine figures and, I dare say, would either of them oblige me." "Not they.
He threw back an angry look at the prompter Zara terrified, gave up all for lost the two Lady Arlingtons retreated behind the scenes to laugh the polite audience struggled not to smile. Count Altenberg at this moment looked at Caroline, who, instead of joining in the laugh, showed by her countenance and manner the most good-natured sympathy.
Percy and her daughters with the Lady Arlingtons on a bench upon the stage: a conspicuous situation, which had been reserved for their ladyships. Every eye instantly turned upon the beautiful Caroline. She bore the gaze of public admiration with a blushing dignity, which interested every body in her favour.
And I understood the ladies was to sup in their dresses, and on such an occasion I presumed you would like Miss Georgiana to have an entire cap a pie new dress, as the Lady Arlingtons and every body has seen her appear in this, and has it by heart, I may say and the Count too, who, of course, will expect, to see Zara spick and span But I leave it all to your own better judgment, ma'am I am only just mentioning "
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