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It was one of those very young and perfectly needless blunders that parents in America might make so much less possible than they do. The thing is to insist on one's daughter waiting, on the engagement's being long; and then, after you've got that started, to take it on every occasion as little seriously as possible to make it die out. You can easily tire it to death," Mrs.
This gentleman has been good enough to invite us to breakfast to-morrow at St. Cloud." I looked up, and was just able to recognise the well-trimmed moustache of Mr. Edward Bingham, as he stood mumbling something before me. "St. Cloud what of St. Cloud?" said I. "We have something in that quarter to-morrow." "What is it, O'Leary? Can we go?" "Oh! certainly our engagement's an early one."
"And others will have it as the engagement's broken off by reason of your losin' all your money in Johnny Rogers's smash?" "And that," said Cai, "is just as true as the other. But who says that Rogers has gone smash?" "Everyone. I tackled Tabb upon the subject this mornin', and he couldn' deny it. The man's clean scat.
"You wouldn't think I was half engaged to him, would you?" The consul was obliged again to protest that in so short an interview he had been unable to conceive of Malcolm's good fortune. "I know what you mean," said the girl lightly. "You think he's a crank. But it's all over now; the engagement's off." "I trust that this does not mean that you doubt his success?"
"If you go away today, the day that our engagement's made known, it's only fair," he persisted, "that you should tell me when I am to see you." Sophy's eyes wavered between the two and dropped down wearily. "It's you who are not fair when I've said I wanted to be quiet." "But why should my coming disturb you? I'm not asking now to come tomorrow.
"Yes, I could. The sooner the engagement's off, the better. I don't believe he'll ever make an income, the way he goes on. He makes enemies; that's all I hear of his making." "But he stands very high with Mr. Bulstrode, my dear. The marriage would please him, I should think." "Please the deuce!" said Mr. Vincy. "Bulstrode won't pay for their keep.
She lifted a hand and pushed back her loose lock with the gesture that was burnt into his memory; then she looked about her and dropped into the nearest chair. "Well, you've got what you wanted," she said. "What do you mean by what I wanted?" "My engagement's broken you heard me say so." "Why do you say that's what I wanted?
"You'll have as good as mamma can afford to give it to her girl." "It it would be different if Lester's uncle and all wasn't in the Acme Club crowd, and if I hadn't got in with all that bunch. It's the last expense I'll ever be to you, mamma." "Oh, baby, don't say that!" "I me and Lester Lester and me were talking, mamma when the engagement's announced next week a reception "
Wrayson shook his head. "I meant to," he declared, "but another engagement's turned up. No! I don't want to play pool, Mason. Can't stop. Colonel, do me a favour." The Colonel, who was always ready to do any one a favour, signified his willingness promptly enough. But even then Wrayson hesitated. "I want to talk to you for a few minutes," he said, "without all these fellows round.
After four o'clock every afternoon, the young Frenchman she's engaged to is in the habit of going to her house, and stopping until it's time for her to go to work. He dines with her, but doesn't drive with her to the theatre, as that would be rather too public for the present, until their engagement's announced. He adores her, but is inconveniently jealous, like most Latins.
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