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Unluckily for poor Carrie, Mrs. Wedmore was in a state of irritation, in which she was even readier than usual to agree with her husband. The arrival of Dudley, with a terrible charge hanging over his head, in such circumstances as to stir up Doreen's feelings for him to the utmost, was bad enough.
'But we don't mind knowing our next-door neighbour; in fact, we shall know him, because he is our landlord, and a very honest, nice man, the agent says; not educated' 'Vava, was that the bell? interrupted Doreen abruptly. Doreen's manners were certainly very bad, and Vava said severely, 'You are rude, Doreen, and if I did not know you I should think you took no interest in our new house.
Both question and answer had been uttered very softly, but Max saw, by the look on Doreen's face, as she glanced over from the other side of the table, that she guessed what they were talking about, if she had not heard their words. "Aren't you going to have any breakfast, Max?" asked she, as she came round to him. "We've kept everything about for you, and we want the table."
Doreen's bright face lost a little of its color and much of its gayety as her father disappeared. The doctor felt sorry for her. "Come, come; cheer up, my dear," he said. "If he loves you honestly, and I don't know how he can fail to do so, a few words with your father will put matters all right. There is nothing to look so sad about, I think."
Max, who was a great friend of Dudley's, and could take any liberty he pleased in his precincts, lit the gas and the sitting-room fire, and installed himself in an arm-chair with a book. He could not read, however, for he was oppressed by some of Doreen's own fears.
But unsettled in mind," conceded Ann. "What's Tony teen doing?" shrewdly. "Getting engaged or trying to." She laughed. "Pooh! I guessed that months ago. And I think Lady Doreen's a dear. So you'd better be getting out your consent and furbishing it up so as to give it prettily as soon as it's required. You know you're pleased really."
Vava had been so full of her news that she had not noticed Doreen's manner, or rather had put it down to discomfort at having been rude in not stopping for her; but it struck her at last that her friend was not like herself, and she asked suddenly, 'What is the matter, Doreen? 'Nothing nothing, said Doreen hastily. 'Then what do you know about the house?
He moved uneasily in his seat, and added, in a hurried manner: "But, I say, you know, Dudley, after last night, I I want to ask you something myself. I'm Doreen's brother, though I'm not much of a brother for such a nice girl as she is. And and what on earth did you think of going to Liverpool for with a woman? I've a right to ask that now, haven't I?"
I don't know how they do it, for I have never been in Italy, said Vava, talking rapidly, to prevent Doreen making any more such embarrassing remarks. 'You must wave them gracefully in the air, one at a time, said Doreen, suiting the action to the word. Doreen's action was anything but graceful, and Vava gave a peal of laughter.
Doreen's mother was all smiles. She had other daughters coming on. That Tony and Doreen Neville were rapidly drifting towards the condition known as being in love was unmistakable, and Eliot envied the pliant facility of youth which can put the past behind and embark so soon upon a new adventure.
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