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Sylvester Bascom rose to his feet, and there was silence. With assumed seriousness he addressed Hepsey, still standing: "Mrs. Burke, so that it may be quite in order, do you endorse Mr. Jackson's authority to speak for you in this matter?" Every eye was turned upon them; but Hepsey could find not a word, so flabergasted was she by this sudden move of Jonathan's.
There happened to be a pause just then and, as one has to speak rather loud to Lady Cecilia to attract her attention, every one heard, and they all looked flabergasted; and then all shrieked with laughter, and Sir Dennis said so crossly, "Little fool!" and Lady Desmond simply glared at me, and Lady Cecilia said, "Really, Elizabeth!" and Sir Dennis got purple in the face, and Jane Roose whispered, "How could you dare with his wife listening!" and every one talked and chaffed.
He looked at me, and said: "I'm rather flabergasted, Bab. I what ought I to say, anyhow?" He came very close, dear Dairy, and sudenly I saw in his eyes the horible truth. He thought me in Love with him, and sending for him while the Familey was out. Words cannot paint my agony of Soul. I stepped back, but he siezed my hand, in a caresing gesture. "Bab!" he said. "Dear little Bab!"
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