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It's one purely for acceptance. When I first knew Evie I was still something of a kid. It was so all the more because the kid element in me had never had full play. I was arrogant, and cock-sure and certain of my ability to manipulate the world to suit myself. That was all Evie saw, and she liked it. In as far as she had it in her to fall in love with anything, she fell in love with it."
"You don't mean that you could possibly tell her?" "I'm going to tell every one." She stifled a little cry. "Then it will be my doing!" "It will be your doing up to a point. But it will be something for you to be proud of, not to regret. You've only brought my mistake so clearly before me that even I can't stand it when I've stood so much. You ask me to turn my back on Evie and sneak away.
"May not she have given the present to Evie in remembrance of her mother?" "That's a notion. Give every one their due, eh? Well, I suppose I ought to be toddling. Come along, Mr. Muff you want a new coat, but I don't know who'll give it you, I'm sure;" and addressing her apparel with mournful humour, Dolly moved from the room.
That was vacant too, and I continued my search through the morning-room to the Colonel's sanctum. There I saw the genial warrior standing at the window, and watching the play of the lightning with every appearance of interest. "Hullo, Colonel!" I said. "Where's Evie?" "Isn't she in the drawing-room? She was there twenty minutes ago," he replied.
But at this point Charles told them not to talk nonsense. So Evie settled to marry as soon as possible; it was no good hanging about with these Schlegels eyeing her. The date of her wedding was consequently put forward from September to August, and in the intoxication of presents she recovered much of her good-humour.
I shouldn't be a man if I went through life without some expression of my gratitude; and now's the only time to make it. There are things which I wasn't free to say before, because I was bound to Evie and which it will soon be too late for you to listen to, because you'll be bound to him. You're not bound to him yet "
Mother!" and a heavy-browed girl darted out of the cloak-room and seized Mrs. Wilcox by the arm. "Evie!" she gasped. "Evie, my pet " The girl called, "Father! I say! look who's here." "Evie, dearest girl, why aren't you in Yorkshire?" "No motor smash changed plans Father's coming." "Why, Ruth!" cried Mr. Wilcox, joining them. "What in the name of all that's wonderful are you doing here, Ruth?"
Not a single tear did Evie see, however, nor any face that was not wreathed in smiles, and when the strains of "For she's a jolly good fellow" followed the ambulance down the drive, she laughed merrily, and waved her handkerchief out of the window, never suspecting with what swelling throats many of the singers joined in the strain. Rhoda laughed too, but she did not wave her handkerchief.
You were always her favourite." A few days afterwards they went, to find Ellen a very hale old lady. "Oh, and, Miss Etta," she said, "what a sight you did think of Miss Evie! I never knew a child take so to anyone before. 'She's quite a little mother, I often used to say to Sarah. Do you remember Sarah? She died only last year; she suffered dreadful with her heart.
"Is your mother's name Evie?" "Evelyn. But that's too long for a doll." "Evelyn what? You you haven't told me your name yet." "Rosemary Evelyn Clifford." "Great Heavens!" "How strange your voice sounds," said Rosemary. "Are you ill?" "No no! I feel a little odd, that's all." "Oh, it isn't the vanishing coming on already? We're a long way from our hotel yet."
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