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There was little Hennie, who was sixteen, and Biddy, who was fourteen, and Adelaide, and who knows how many more? How could she refuse a young man, not very agreeable it is true, nor particularly amiable, nor of good birth, at least on his father's side, but otherwise eligible, and heir to so many thousands a year? The Newcomes, on their side, think it a desirable match.
Raddick's timid, faintly astonished, but deeply admiring glance looked as if she believed it, too; but the daughter didn't appear any too pleased why should she? to have alighted on the steps of the Casino. Indeed, she was bored bored as though Heaven had been full of casinos with snuffy old saints for croupiers and crowns to play with. "You don't mind taking Hennie?" said Mrs. Raddick.
I don't know any girl, except Meg, of whom I think so highly as Hennie Penny." "Henrietta?" Graeme nodded. "Well now," said Pixley presently. "As a matter of information, what was in your mind to do if I'd gone on?" "You'd never have got as far as the church, my boy." "No? Why?" "If the Seigneur hadn't stopped you, I would. But I'm inclined to think he'd have seen to you all right."
"Sky and sun above, sun and sky below! with trimmings of liquid emerald and sapphire, shot with white and gold. Meg, my child, this is a long way from No. 1 Melgrave Square." "A long, long way!" assented Margaret thoughtfully. And then, to take advantage of her companion's comparative soberness through the stirring of her feelings, "Hennie, do you think we ought to stop?"
How did you learn to be so thoughtful of other people?" "I think it must have been through having come through lots of troubles of my own," said Hennie Penny simply. "Troubles abound," said the tremulous old lady. "You have drawn the sting of yours and kept only the honey," which saying astonished Charles greatly. He had no idea his mother could say things like that.
'One's sisters, and one's cousins, and one's aunts' also write in more or less the same style, though, to do their sex justice, less offensively. 'If you were to go abroad, my dear Dick, says one, 'it would expand your mind. 'Hennie, who has just been here, is immensely delighted with your satirical sketch of her husband.
But I've always thought I would like to wear a crest signet. I shall prize this, Mr. Graeme, as the very greatest treasure I have " "Until someone gives you a plain gold one, Hennie, and that will put all the rest into the shade," said Margaret. "Ah!" said Miss Penny. Their journey home that is, to Sark that day was not entirely without incident.
I doubt if he'll turn from it." "And you, Hennie?" asked Graeme. "I think you should help him if you possibly can. It's horrible to think of him hiding there and in fear of being caught " "Helping him in any case is against the law " "Blood is thicker than water," said Hennie Penny earnestly.
"I must put this right at once, or Hennie " and she turned and went through the gap in the hedge. "Put what right?" he asked, as he followed. "Oh you," she said hastily. "I'm all right now. And who is Hennie?" "My friend Miss Penny " "I beg your pardon. I thought you said Hennie." "Henrietta Penny. She was at school with me. We are taking care of one another."
She looked through and through him. Finally the little flat spoons lay still on the glass plates. Hennie looked rather exhausted, but she pulled on her white gloves again. She had some trouble with her diamond wrist-watch; it got in her way. She tugged at it tried to break the stupid little thing it wouldn't break. Finally, she had to drag her glove over.
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