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Freddy leaned against the blue-grey sofa for a moment and half closed her pretty eyes. The next instant she was running gaily across the room to welcome Richard Farnborough and Captain Beeching. 'I always know, said Lord Borrodaile, glancing over the banisters as he and Vida went down 'I always know the kind of party it's going to be when I see certain people. Don't you?
'Oh, yes, he agreed, 'they won't care about anybody else while Geoffrey is there. Lord Borrodaile stooped and picked up a piece of folded paper off the sofa. 'Did I drop that? He opened it. 'Votes for He read the two words out in an accent that seemed to brand them with foolishness, even with vulgarity. 'No, decidedly I did not drop it.
Freddy let himself and Lord Borrodaile in at the front door so closely on the heels of Mrs. Freddy that the servant who had closed the door behind her had not yet vanished into the lower regions. At a word from that functionary, Mr. Freddy left his brother depositing hat and stick with the usual deliberation, and himself ran upstairs two steps at a time.
There was a general movement as Greatorex made his good-byes. Mrs. Heriot signalled her daughter. In the absence of the master, Lord Borrodaile made ready to do the honours of the house to a lady who had had so little profit of her visit. Beeching carried off the reluctant Farnborough. Mrs. Freddy kept up her spirits until after the exodus; then, with a sigh, she sat down beside Vida.
It almost seems as if in spite of men's well-known protecting tenderness towards woman it almost seems as if there's nothing in this world so funny to a man as a woman! 'Haw! Haw! Got it right that time! Borrodaile was smiling, too. 'Do you know, Vida asked, 'who those men are who have just stopped? 'No. 'I believe Ernestine does. 'Oh, perhaps they're bold bad members of Parliament.
Vida was not so hurried, apparently, but what she could stand there taking in the picture of Sara and Cecil climbing about their big, kind cousin, with Jean and Mr. Freddy looking on. 'Children! Their mother waved a handkerchief. 'Here's another friend! Chil They're too absorbed to notice, she said apologetically, turning to find Vida had left the window, and was saying good-bye to Borrodaile.
The people who didn't go home began to talk to one another. But in Vida's face what had brought to it that still intensity? Borrodaile moved so that he could follow the fixed look. One of the infrequently passing hansoms had stopped. Was she looking at that? Two laughing people leaning out, straining to catch what the mauve orator was saying. Suddenly Borrodaile pulled his slack figure together.
'Well, rather! I collect rents in her district. 'Oh, do you? You never told me. 'Why should I tell you? Ernestine was dismissing the meeting. 'You are very tired, said Lord Borrodaile, looking at Vida Levering's face. 'Yes, she said. 'I'll go now. Come, Sophia! 'We shall be here on Thursday, Ernestine was saying, 'at the same hour, and we hope a great many of you will want to join us.
'And one thing I thought a very good sign' Ernestine bent lower in her enthusiasm 'when we got to Finsbury Circus she said' Ernestine paused as if struck afresh by the merits of the new recruit 'she said, "Give me a piece of chalk!" 'Chalk! What did she want with ? Borrodaile, too, leaned nearer. 'She saw me beginning to write meeting notices on the stones.
She quoted the lodger franchise and the latch-key decision. Vida kept glancing at Borrodaile. As still he made no sign, 'Of course, the lady whispered across the back of the bench, 'of course, you think she's an abomination, but ? she paused for a handsome disavowal. Borrodaile looked at the eager face Vida's, for Miss Blunt's was calm as a May morning.
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