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Her laughter 'rang merry and loud, as the poet says, though not a word of her whispered conversation was audible. Indeed, Miss Malory was not present; she and her sister had no great share in the elegant frivolities of the metropolis. 'It all fits in beautifully, said Mrs. Brown-Smith. 'Just let me look at the page of Bradshaw again. Merton handed to her a page of closely printed matter.
The Vidame was much occupied in extracting the flies from the hair of Mrs. Brown-Smith, in which they were frequently entangled. After luncheon he drove with the two ladies and Mrs. Malory to the country town, the usual resource of ladies in the country, and though he sat next Matilda, Mrs. Brown-Smith was beaming opposite, and the pair did most of the talking. While Mrs.
Brown-Smith, 'but I fear we can't wait to say good-bye to him. Three-quarters of an hour later, Mr. Brown-Smith and his wife were at supper at Upwold. Next day, as the cook's departure had postponed the shooting party, they took leave of their hostess, and returned to their moors in Perthshire. Weeks passed, with no message from the Vidame. He did not answer a letter which Mrs.
Soap, on the other hand, is the result of human artifice, and is certainly advertised with more of emphasis and of ingenuity than of delicacy. But, by her own line of descent, Mrs. Brown-Smith came from a Scottish house of ancient standing, historically renowned for its assassins, traitors, and time- servers. This partly washed out the stain of soap. Again, Mrs. Malory had heard the name of Mrs.
'I must send her over to the station in a dog-cart, said Mrs. Malory. 'Oh no, cried Mrs. Brown-Smith, with impetuous kindness, 'not on a night like this; it is a cataclysm. There will be plenty of room for the cook as well as for Methven and me, and the Vidame, in the brougham. Or he can sit on the box. The Vidame really behaved very well.
Brown-Smith, starting from the Vidame's side, raised her veil, and threw her arms round the neck of the traveller. 'You didn't expect me to meet you on such a night, did you, Johnnie? she cried with a break in her voice. 'Awfully glad to see you, Tiny, said the short gentleman. 'On such a night! After thus unconsciously quoting the Merchant of Venice, Mr. Brown-Smith turned to his valet.
"If you think that man, de la Lain's temptation is to drag my father's name, and my husband's, in the dust," I answered, "let me tell you that I have a temptation also." "Dear Mrs. Brown-Smith," she answered, "this is indeed honourable candour. Not for the world would I be the occasion "
As for the Vidame, he was in feverish high spirits, he devoted himself to Matilda, in fact Mrs. Brown-Smith had insisted on such dissimulation, as absolutely necessary at this juncture of affairs.
'I know that she takes a sincere interest in Miss Malory, and that her advice would be excellent though perhaps rather startling, said Merton. 'I dislike it very much. The world has altered terribly since I was Matilda's age, said Mrs. Malory; 'but I should never forgive myself if I neglected any precaution, and I shall take your advice. I shall consult Mrs. Brown-Smith.
Though the drawing-room window, after dinner, was open on the fragrant lawn, though Matilda sat close by it, in her wonted place, the Vidame was hanging over the chair of the visitor, and later, played billiards with her, a game at which Matilda did not excel. Brown-Smith wearing its twin sister. He took her to the stream in the park where she fished, Matilda following in a drooping manner.
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