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"A libel," he protested. "I have never seen a more transparently innocent face in the whole course of my life." "Still, I am certain I have kept you from going to your club or somewhere. Of course I am duly grateful. Carrissima said I might come here whenever I felt too lonely." "My dear Miss Rosser," said Colonel Faversham, "I am afraid it must be a rather dull life you're leading.
Suppose you go this afternoon!" "I am expecting Mark," answered Carrissima. "Mark again!" "And Phoebe," said Carrissima. "Off on the spree the three of you?" "Mark," Carrissima explained, "asked us to help him choose a a carpet " "Devilish thoughtful of him," said the colonel in his most amiable and significant tone. "For his patients' waiting-room!"
You know I used to think of you as ever so much older than myself, because you seemed to be the mistress of the house." "Well," answered Carrissima, "I am not many months younger." "Ah! but now I regard you as quite a child in comparison." "That doesn't prevent me from being twenty-two," said Carrissima. "No, of course not, but the actual years are nothing.
"I didn't expect to meet you this evening," said Mark. "Phoebe told me in her letter last week that you were staying in Shropshire with Colonel Faversham." "So I was," returned Carrissima. "But I never had the least intention to live there for the remainder of my life." "She took us all completely by surprise," explained Phoebe, "by coming home the day before yesterday."
"What's been happening while I've been away?" he asked, alone again with Carrissima. "I wonder," she suggested, "whether you remember our holiday at Crowborough some years ago?" "Remember it of course I remember it. Do you think I'm in my dotage. You make an immense mistake. My memory was never better. I will back it against yours any day." "Then you haven't forgotten Mr. Rosser "
"Oh well, you forget that I have been away for more than a month. I have no means of forming an opinion " "Your previous experiences!" said Carrissima; and Mark stared at the carpet. His previous experiences of Bridget had, no doubt, proved entirely agreeable.
It is so evident that you are only favouring me with elegant extracts." "Oh well, I don't want to give the girl away," he said. "And look here, Carrissima, I don't want you to drop upon her too heavily." "Is that a custom of mine?" she exclaimed. "As if I want to drop upon her at all! Frankly, I like Bridget. You see, we are in agreement so far.
"I hope no accident has happened," suggested Carrissima, and bringing forward a chair, he sat down close to her side. "One is reminded," she added, "of a certain evening when Lawrence and Phoebe waited for you do you remember?" "Oh dear, yes," said Mark, passing a hand over his forehead. "Let us hope these people won't be quite so much behind as I was!"
"Oh, I don't want to go too far," she exclaimed. "Of course there must be some explanation! You quite understand, Sybil! You are not to repeat a single word which I have said to any one." "My dear, I ought to tell Jimmy before it's too late. I am sure only one conclusion is possible. "Jimmy ought to be able to look after himself," urged Carrissima.
As Colonel Faversham walked on to his club, hastening because he had grown cold standing still so long, he doubted whether or not he should mention Mrs. Jimmy's name at Grandison Square. He never ceased to congratulate himself, inasmuch as the fact of his abortive engagement had been kept secret. Even if Carrissima suspected anything of the kind, she could not possibly know for certain!
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