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As Madame Frabelle left them for a moment, Edith observed a cloud of gloom over Bruce's expressive countenance. He said: 'Well, really! Upon my word! This is a bit too much! Mind you, I'm not at all surprised. In fact, I always expected it. But it is a bit of a shock, isn't it, when you find old friends throwing you over like this?
The next day, which was fine, if not warm, the two started off with a certain amount of bustle and a bundle of rugs, Madame Frabelle in a short skirt with a maritime touch about the collar and what she called a suitable hat and a dark blue motor veil. She carried off the whole costume to admiration. Archie seemed rather bewildered and annoyed at this division of the party.
It was very characteristic of Madame Frabelle to catch up an idea or a phrase, misapply it, and then firmly regard it as her own. Bruce shook his head. 'Brains, but no temperament! Excellent! 'Mind you, that doesn't prevent him being an excellent soldier, went on Madame Frabelle. 'Oh dear, no. He's done jolly well, said Bruce. 'I think I know what she means don't you, Edith?
The letter asked Edith, with urgent inconsequence, to be kind to Madame Frabelle, of whom Lady Conroy said nothing except that she was of good family she had been a Miss Eglantine Pollard and was the widow of a well-to-do French wine merchant. She was described as a clever, interesting woman who wished to study English life in her native land.
He was supposed to be witty; he answered everything she said literally. He was said to be a man of encyclopaedic information; but when Madame Frabelle questioned him on such subjects his answers were dry and short; and when she tried to draw him out about the war, he changed the subject in a manner that was not very far from being positively rude.
'Well, I think I'm generally fairly punctual, said Madame Frabelle, beginning her breakfast without appearing to feel this sarcasm. 'What made me late this morning was that Archie and Dilly came into my room and asked me to settle a kind of dispute they were having. 'They regard you quite as a magistrate, said Edith. 'But it was too bad of them to come and bother you so early. 'Oh no.
As Bruce, Edith and Madame Frabelle came in together, Landi went straight to Edith's side. Looking at her through his eyeglass, he said, as if to himself, in an anxious tone: 'Elle a quelquechose, cette enfant; oui, elle a quelquechose, and as the last guest had not arrived he sat down thoughtfully by her on the small sofa. 'Yes, Landi, there is something the matter.
I shouldn't even suggest such a thing. 'Why not? It wouldn't be at all a hard place. 'No, I know. But she doesn't want a place. She's very well off, remember. 'Good heavens, she can't have much to do then if she's only staying with you, said Lady Conroy. 'Oh, she has plenty of engagements. No, I shouldn't advise Madame Frabelle. But I do know of someone. 'Do you?
We were only having some fun together about my mandolin; that was all! 'I'm afraid I got a little cross. A thing I very seldom do. Madame Frabelle looked apologetically at Edith. 'But we've quite made it up now! Oh, and by the way, I want to speak to you both rather seriously about your boy, she went on earnestly.
Madame Frabelle instantly took his side, and said she was sure he had been ill-treated, though she knew nothing whatever about it. She was placed next to him at table and began immediately on what she thought was his special subject. 'I understand that you're very modern in your views, she said, smiling. 'I! he exclaimed in some surprise. 'Really you are quite mistaken.
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