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Isabel made no reply; the sense of Henrietta Stackpole's treachery, as she momentarily qualified it, was strong within her. "Henrietta's certainly not a model of all the delicacies!" she exclaimed with bitterness. "It was a great liberty to take." "I suppose I'm not a model either of those virtues or of any others. The fault's mine as much as hers."
Townsend was crying softly on the shoulder of Mr. Howard Tate, who was trying vainly to comfort her; they were exchanging "all my fault's" volubly and voluminously. Outside on a snow-covered walk Mr.
Why, where's the secret? drink with 'm, to be sure! And you go and do that, my lord doctor, my dear Mr. Doctor! Do ut all round, and your patients 'll bless your feet." Why, isn't cheerful society and champagne the vary best of medicines, if onnly the blood 'll go of itself a little? The fault's in his legs; he's all right at top! if he'd smooth his hair a bit. Checking her tongue, Mrs.
"Why, it's months sin' you've been to see me," said Dave. "Well, whose fault's that?" said Dick sharply. "I say, Dave, these nets are new." "Ay, every one of 'em. Made 'em all this summer." "Didn't you get lots of things spoiled when the flood came?" cried Tom. "N-no, lad, no. Nearly had my birds drownded, but I got 'em atop of the thack yonder."
A joint had stuck; the audience had seen it too; an accident which could happen anywhere; that had nothing to do with the failure of the entertainment. The failure lay in the mental and moral condition of the degraded post-war audience. For all her championing, Andrew shook his head sadly. "No. Your cinema analogy won't hold. The fault's in me, and I'm sorry, my dear." He tried to explain.
Worthy was very humble himself, he had great patience and forbearance with the fault's of others. He felt no pride at having escaped the errors into which they had fallen, for he knew who it was had made him to differ.
He's exquisite so it can be only THAT; and that would open up the whole thing. After all," I said, "it's their uncle's fault. If he left here such people !" "He didn't really in the least know them. The fault's mine." She had turned quite pale. "Well, you shan't suffer," I answered. "The children shan't!" she emphatically returned. I was silent awhile; we looked at each other.
But the old butler had turned his back on his master, and gone out in a panic. Fortunately at this moment Flavia showed at the door. "The fault's mine, James," she said, in a clear, loud tone. And the Colonel saw that her colour was high and her eyes were dancing. "I couldn't bear to leave her at once, the darling! That was it; and besides, I took a fear "
I feel more trouble than joy." "Why do you feel trouble?" She paused with her eyes fixed on our companions. "My cousin's arrival's a great disturbance," she said at last. "You mean you did wrong in coming to meet him? In that case the fault's mine. He had no intention of giving you the opportunity." "I certainly took too much on myself. But I can't find it in my heart to regret it.
'Come along, and let's see if she can trot as well as she used to do? How little trouble her life gives her. It's a pity we can't all say as much, or have as little on our minds. 'Whose fault's that? says Jim. 'The dingo must live as well as the collie or the sheep either. One's been made just the same as the other.
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