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But when we had returned to our rooms that night she remarked quite quietly: "But he did come, Emmie! When you said that at table d'hôte about my exaggerating things, I let it pass, because very often it is true. But what I said this evening was absolutely correct, though perhaps it is as well those people should not believe it.
'Yes, poor Emmie, she was a good woman: you might do worse than take after her. 'She would not approve of the life I am leading at Hyde Park Gate, I went on. 'She and Aunt Philippa never cared for each other. I often think that if she had known she would not have liked me to be there. Sundays are wretched.
I shan't. 'He'll talk to my father, said Matilda, meaningful. 'Sly ! exclaimed Emmie, with a grimace. The sisters believed that Hadrian had come hoping to get something out of their father hoping for a legacy. And they were not at all sure he would not get it. Matilda went upstairs to change. She had thought it all out how she would receive Hadrian, and impress him.
She was such a sweet girl; not pretty, but with a lovable, gentle face, and she had such simple kindly manners, so different from the girls of the present day, who hide their good womanly hearts under such abrupt loud ways. Emily, or, as we always called her, Emmie, was not clever, but she suited Allan to a nicety.
'You don't want to be prejudiced against him. I'm not prejudiced against him, I think he's all right for looks, said Emmie, 'but there's too much of the little mannie about him. 'Fancy catching us like this, said Matilda. 'They've no thought for anything, said Emmie with contempt. 'You go up and get dressed, our Matilda. I don't care about him. I can see to things, and you can talk to him.
Meanwhile, Emmie, having pretty nearly filled the bath with a combination of hot and cold waters, dropped the floating thermometer into it, and then added more waters until the thermometer indicated the precise temperature proper for a baby's bath. But you are not to imagine that Mrs Blackshaw trusted a thermometer She did not, however, thrust her bared arm into the water this time. No!
"I don't think I shall. You would only talk treason- well- social treason all the way, and you don't want me, and Aunt Cherry would have to lunch alone, unless you wait till after." "Oh no, I know a scrumptious place for lunch," said Gerald. "You are right, Annie, one lady is quite enough on one's hands in such regions. You have no jewellery, Emmie?"
If a quarrel took place, the whole play was spoilt. Arthur was very touchy, and Billy Pillins really Philips was worse. Then Paul had to side with Arthur, and on Paul's side went Alice, while Billy Pillins always had Emmie Limb and Eddie Dakin to back him up. Then the six would fight, hate with a fury of hatred, and flee home in terror.
'If anything happens to me, Matilda, he said, 'you won't sell this house you'll stop here Matilda's eyes took their slightly haggard look as she stared at her father. 'Well, we couldn't do anything else, she said. 'You don't know what you might do, he said. 'Everything is left to you and Emmie, equally. You'do as you like with it only don't sell this house, don't part with it.
She was the Mary to Emmie's Martha: that is, Matilda loved painting and music, and read a good many novels, whilst Emmie looked after the house-keeping. Emmie was shorter, plumper than her sister, and she had no accomplishments. She looked up to Matilda, whose mind was naturally refined and sensible. In their quiet, melancholy way, the two girls were happy. Their mother was dead.
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