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Barbara and Madeline Denyer never looked at her without secret pangs. In appearance, however, they were very friendly, and Cecily had met their overtures from the first with the simple goodwill natural to her. She went and seated herself by Madeline, who had on her lap a little portfolio. "These are the drawings of which I spoke," said Madeline, half opening the portfolio. "Mr. Marsh's?
"From whom did you hear?" "I have just had a note from Zillah Denyer, about Madeline. She merely mentions that you are no longer there." "I ought to go and see them; but I can't to-day." "Have you been in London all the time?" "Yes. I have gone back to my husband." She could not hear the announcement without an astonished look. "Of your own free will?" she asked, in a diffident voice. "Oh yes.
Musselwhite was slowly rising. "Let us take some one else's opinion," said the mother. "I wonder what Mr. Musselwhite would say?" The mention of his name caused him to turn his head, half absently, with an inquiring smile. Barbara withdrew a step, but Mrs. Denyer, in the most natural way possible, requested Mr. Musselwhite's judgment on the portraits under discussion.
Seated next Lord Denyer, who was an excellent listener, Lady Maulevrier's vivacity never flagged throughout the dinner, happily not so long as a modern banquet, albeit more ponderous and not less expensive. From the turtle to the pines and strawberries, Lady Maulevrier held her host or her right-hand neighbour in interested conversation.
Denyer would have had her make conciliatory movements, whereas Madeline, who had not exchanged a word with Clifford since the parting in wrath, was determined not to be the first to show signs of yielding. And she held her ground, tearless, resentful, strong in a sense of her own importance. When he again took his place at Mrs.
Gluck's table, Clifford had the air of a man who has resigned himself to the lack of sympathy and appreciation nay, who defies everything external, and in the strength of his genius goes serenely onwards. Never had he displayed such self-consciousness; not for an instant did he forget to regulate the play of his features. Mrs. Denyer he had greeted distantly; her daughters, more distantly still.
Mrs. Travis was in an easy-chair, reading. She looked up absently; then smiled. "Good evening, Miss Denyer. How close it has been again!" "Very. I must ask you to excuse me, Mrs. Travis, if I do these things rather awkwardly. At a moment's notice, we have lost the servant whose duty it was." "Oh, I am only sorry that you should have the trouble. Let us lay the table together.
Travis until we get another girl." "I?" exclaimed her daughter. "Wait on her yourself! I certainly shall do nothing of the kind." "You're a bad, cruel, undutiful girl!" cried Mrs. Denyer, her face on fire. "Nether of your sisters ever treated me as you do.
Denyer and Barbara illustrated that every time they spoke. Not impossibly Madeline did but declare the same tendency in her rambling and quasi-philosophic talk. She was fond of warning Mrs. Travis against attributing to her the common prejudices of women.
Bentham is a denyer; he denies with a loud and universally convincing voice; his fault is that he can affirm nothing, except that money is pleasant in the purse, and food in the stomach, and that by this simplest of all beliefs he can reorganise society.
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