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Updated: June 21, 2025
"I have you on my side then, Lady Selton?" says Mrs. Chichester. Lady Selton nods her reply. She is panting, and fanning herself audibly. Without the slightest ear for music, she has been plunging round the room with her husband, who is still so far infatuated as to half believe she can dance. She is an extremely pretty woman, so one can condone his idiocy. At this moment Hescott appears.
It is a charming laugh, apparently full of mirth. There are only two present who do not quite believe in it, Margaret and Tom Hescott but these two love her. As for Rylton, some instinct causes him at this moment to look at Hescott. Tita's cousin is staring at her, his brows met, his lips somewhat compressed.
"The smile that rests to play Upon her lip, foretells That musical array Tricks her sweet syllables." "Oh, it would be a poor world with only one friend," says she, shaking he head. "You want two?" His brow is darkening again. "More than that. I want you, and Margaret, and " "Hescott?" It is not so much that she has hesitated as he has not given her time to speak. "Well, yes Tom," says she.
But I," looking back at him reproachfully, "I told you things." "Many things," returns he coldly unreasonably angry with her because of her allusion to Mrs. Bethune; "and hardly to your credit. Why should you tell Mr. Hescott your secrets? Why is he to be your confidant?" "I have known Tom all my life." "Nevertheless, I object to him as a special friend for you.
"We should have to put all the things back," says Minnie Hescott, glancing round her at the small chairs and tables that abound. "Not at all not at all," says Tita gaily; "we could go into the smaller dancing-room and have it there." "Oh, of course! Splendid idea!" says Minnie. She is a tall, handsome young creature, standing fully five feet five in her dainty little black silk stockings.
"I can't waltz at all," says the bride. But her husband comes to the rescue. "Oh, nonsense!" says he, smilingly. "Hescott dances so well that he will teach you. Go, go with him." He gives her a playful little push towards Hescott, who is looking very blank. "You'll get into it in no time." "Get into it." The disgust that is writ so large on Hescott's face, as he leads her away, makes Mrs.
Marian, laying her hand silently upon his arm, points through the evergreens that veil the seat within; a mocking, triumphant smile is on her lips. There is no need for any indication on her part, however Rylton can see for himself. On the low, rustic seat within the arbour is Tita with Hescott beside her. The two young heads are close together.
"Because she speaks to him, dances with him, is civil to him, as she is civil to all guests " "Is she just as civil to all her guests?" "I think so. It is my part to do her justice," says he coldly, "and, I confess, I think her a perfect hostess, if " "If?" "If wanting in a few social matters. As to her cousin, Mr. Hescott being one of her few relations, she is naturally attentive to him."
She has clasped her arms behind her head. "About Minnie?" "No." His heart hardens again. Is this duplicity on her part? How small, how innocent, how girlish, how reluctantly this beautiful she looks! and yet "About Tom, then?" "About Mr. Hescott" coldly "yes." "What! you don't like him?" questions Tita, abandoning her lounging attitude, and leaning towards him.
You have called her an old maid there!" "Good heavens! what an atrocity! Surely surely you malign me." "No, I don't; I heard you. And it was to me, too, you said it." "What! I called you an old maid!" "Pouf! No!" laughing gaily. "That's out of your power." "It is indeed," says Hescott slowly. He is looking at her, the little, pretty, sweet, lovely thing!
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