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Frump was desperately trying to keep back certain private opinions that she had long entertained, but proved unequal to the effort. She burst out with: "He's an undutiful son, sir. A monster, sir. And he's killing his poor father. He's " "Ah! what?" said Mr. Van Quintem, opening his eyes, and looking wildly around, like one who wakes from a horrible dream. "It's I. Your niece Gusty," replied Mrs.
"I didn't want to see that old frump anyhow," retorted Laura, who inclined to charge the inhabitants of the township with an extreme provinciality. "And what else was there to say, but yes or no? She asked me all things I didn't know anything about. You don't want me to tell stories, I suppose?"
"No more than I am a carpenter," was the dry response. "But how does it happen that you are no ghost?" asked old Van Quintem, with fearful interest. This was what everybody wanted to know; and so Mr. Frump, supporting his wife by the waist, while she, apparently half stupefied, reposed her head on his shoulder, explained the mystery of his appearance.
Frump the fat young lady who also carefully raised herself about two inches from her chair, and lowered herself again, without disarranging a ripple. In compliance with an invitation from Miss Whedell, the three callers sat down. Mr. Maltboy gravitated by a natural instinct to the side of his charmer. Mr. Overtop was drawn by an irresistible impulse into the vicinity of Mrs.
Crull was close by, and looked at the bride, whom she had dressed, with the pride of an artist. Mrs. Frump stood next to her, and shared in the same sentiments. Marcus Wilkeson's appointed place was somewhere in the neighborhood of the bride; but he shrank away to the side of Uncle Ith, who also obstinately clung to the other end of the room.
"I think the best thing I can do," he said, "is to interview the lady. I can judge then whether she's likely to be any use to us." I felt very pleased to think that Titherington would learn his mistake from Lalage herself. He will be much less arrogant afterward. "If she is simply an old frump with a bee in her bonnet," he said, "who wants to bore people, I'll head her off at once.
Hiding his emotions with an effort, he again interrogated the affable carpenter: "And do you really think that Mr. Frump would have returned, and lived again with his wife, if he had become rich?" "To be sure he would. He couldn't marry anybody else, yer know, without committin' bigamy. He allers said he didn't care much whether his wife loved him, so long as she treated him civilly." "Mr.
"I always say what I think, you know. I cannot help it a bit." "What a pity all the world is not like you!" said John. "It would save a great deal of trouble, I am sure." "The frump is going at last," said Josephine, in an undertone, as the ancient friend rose and showed signs of taking leave of Miss Schenectady.
"When Mr. Osmond's away what does it matter?" "They don't know he's away, you see." "They? Whom do you mean?" "Every one. But perhaps it doesn't signify." "If you were going why shouldn't I?" Isabel asked. "Because I'm an old frump and you're a beautiful young woman." "Granting all that, you've not promised." "How much you think of your promises!" said the elder woman in mild mockery.
"Hang me," said Edward to himself, "if she has not taken up with that confounded old military frump. Painting together! Ah, I know what that means. Well, I should have thought that if there was one man more than another whom she would have disliked, it would have been that battered-looking Colonel."
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