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Her eyes announced that she had lived and learnt, that she knew more about life than any one whom she was likely to meet, and that having pre-eminently succeeded in life, she had tremendous confidence in herself. The proof of her success was the unique Frensham's. A consciousness of the uniqueness of Frensham's was also in those eyes.
"We've never produced a plan for the war, and it isn't likely we shall have one for the peace," said Raeburn, and added: "and Lady Frensham's little lot will be doing their level best to sit on the safety-valve.... They'll rake up Ireland and Ulster from the very start. But I doubt if Ulster will save 'em." "We shall squabble. What else do we ever do?" No one seemed able to see more than that.
"Pretty stiff, that!" commented Cyril, when Matthew had narrated the prologue to Frensham's. "Well, she absolutely swore she never took less than two hundred francs. And she looked it, too! And she was worth it! I had the time of my life with that woman. I can tell you one thing no more English for me! They simply aren't in it." "How old was she?" Matthew reflected judicially.
She would give them a taste of the Prussian way homoeopathic treatment. "But of course old vote-catching Asquith daren't he daren't!" Mr. Britling opened his mouth and said nothing; he was silenced. The men in khaki listened respectfully but ambiguously; one of the younger ladies it seemed was entirely of Lady Frensham's way of thinking, and anxious to show it.
"You could retain your hold on it. We'd make you manageress, with a salary and a share in the profits. You'd be mistress just as much as you are now." "Oh!" said she carelessly. "IF I GAVE IT UP, I SHOULD GIVE IT UP ENTIRELY. No half measures for me." With the utterance of that sentence, the history of Frensham's as a private understanding was brought to a close. Sophia knew it. Mr.
Who would let them, I should like to know?" Probably a friend of Lady Frensham's, he thought. Still the idea of Zeppelins over London did seem rather ridiculous to Mr. Britling. He would not have liked to have been caught talking of it himself.... There never had been Zeppelins over London. They were gas bags.... Section 3 On Wednesday morning Mr.
Britling's and Lady Frensham's cosmogony.... Section 7 When Mr. Direck and Mr. Britling returned to the Dower House the guest was handed over to Mrs. Britling and Mr. Britling vanished, to reappear at supper time, for the Britlings had a supper in the evening instead of dinner. When Mr.
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