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She said to herself that if her appearance in public made no more noise than this, she would be ready to die of mortification. There remained a fortnight before the ordeal; had they not better begin to advertise at once? Thus she wrote to Dymes, who replied by sending her three newspapers, in each of which a paragraph of musical gossip informed the world that Mrs.
She strongly disliked the thought of making Harvey responsible for the expenses of her 'recital'. Had it been possible to procure a small sum by any honest means, she would eagerly have turned to it; but no method seemed discoverable. On her journey homeward after the interview with Felix Dymes, her mind was full of the money question.
Nervous! Why, the one marvellous thing was her absolute conquest of nervousness. She saw the hand of an enemy. Felix Dymes had warned her of the envy she must look for in certain quarters, and here appeared the first instance of it. But the post would bring other papers. It brought half a dozen and a number of letters.
After the concert they had tea together. Redgrave was very attentive to Miss Leach, whom his talk amused and flattered. Alma's enterprise was discussed with pleasant freedom, and Redgrave learnt that she had decided to employ Mr. Felix Dymes as her agent. The trio set forth at length on their homeward journey in a mood of delightful animation, and travelled together as far as Victoria.
It had been coming on since she left home, and was now so severe that her eyes closed under the torture of the daylight. 'A little rest and you'll be all right, said Dymes. Five minutes more would bring them to their destination. Alma pulled away her hand violently. 'If you don't stop him, I shall. 'You mean it? As you please. You know what I
It is rather hot, and your smoke is rather thick, so I shall leave the door a little open. Dymes showed his annoyance, but could offer no objection. 'We're getting into shape for this day week. Littlestone calls the opera "Blue Noses" it has been so confoundedly cold at rehearsals.
The conversation lasted for a couple of hours, Dymes growing even more genial and confidential, his eyes seldom moving from Alma's face. 'Well, he said at length, rising, 'it's very jolly to see you again, after all this time. I shall be staying here for a few days. You'll let me call tomorrow? At once glad and sorry to see him go, Alma laughingly gave the desired permission.
'I never thought about it at all, Alma replied, with a careless laugh, striking a finger across the strings of the violin which she held on her lap. 'We're generally told they shouldn't, pursued Dymes, in a voice which had lost its noisy confidence, and was a little uncertain. 'But it all depends, you know. If people mean by marriage the ordinary kind of thing of course, that's the deuce.
After some preliminary jingling, Dymes played an air which the listener could not but like; a dainty, tripping melody, fit for a fairy song, with strange little echoes as of laughter, and a half-feigned sadness in the close. With hands suspended, Dymes turned to see the effect he had produced. 'Is that your own? Alma asked. 'I'm under that impression. Rather good, I think don't you?
Until a certain day at the end of March, when something happened of which Harvey had no suspicion, but which affected Alma in a way he soon perceived. That morning he had left home early, and would not return till late. Alma practised as usual, had luncheon alone, and was thinking of going out, when the post delivered two letters one for herself from Dymes, the other for her husband.
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