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She did so, making the whole circuit of the room towards Miss Jane Ianson, in the hope that he would cast anchor, or else be grappled by that young lady, and so she should get rid of him.
Very soon he moved away and became absorbed in delicate attentions towards the sick and suffering Jane Ianson. Agatha thought his behaviour rather odd, but generously put upon it the best construction possible viz. his known kind-heartedness. So she herself went to the other side of the invalid couch, and tried to make mirth likewise. Asking after Mr.
Ianson not to wait for me." And she passed out, feeling keener than usual the consciousness that nobody would wait for her, or look for her, or miss her; that her comings in and goings out were perfectly indifferent to every human being in the house, called by courtesy her "home." Perhaps this was her own fault, but she could not help it.
She certainly would, had it consisted only of the harmless youth Nathanael; but then Major Harper, at the mention of whose name Mrs. Ianson now began to smile aside, and the invalid Jane to dart towards Agatha quick, inquisitive looks No; she felt an invincible repugnance to knocking, on any pretence, at Major Harper's door.
Ianson's door, her attention was called to Mr. Harper, whose feet dragged so wearily along, that Agatha was convinced that, in spite of his efforts to conceal it, he was seriously ill. Her womanly sympathy rose she earnestly pressed him to come in and consult Dr. Ianson. "No no. Uncle Brian and I always cure ourselves. As he often says, 'A man after forty is either a doctor or a fool."
Thornycroft and Dr. Ianson, with a knowledge that time was precious, had gone at once to the business of the meeting, and were deep in perusal of the marriage-settlement of which they were to be witnesses. "Why, Miss Bowen, you are a richer girl than I knew," said Emma's worthy husband, coming forward, with his round pleasant face.
And as for dawdling round this square and Russell Square with Jane Ianson and Fido pah! I'd quite as soon be changed into a lapdog, and led along by a string. How stupid London is! Oh, Tittens, to think that you and I have never lived in the country since we were born. Wouldn't you like to go? Only, then we should never see anybody"
Hill "old ladies never require much dress; but if you had only told me to prepare for company" "Pretty company! Merely our own circle Dr. Ianson, Mrs. Ianson, and Miss Ianson you need not mind outshining her now" "No, indeed! I am married." "Then the 'company' dwindles down to two besides yourselves; Major Harper and his brother." "Oh! What sort of a person is the brother?"
Hill went to sleep; Miss Ianson, a pale young woman, in delicate health, disappeared; Mrs. Ianson and Mrs. Thornycroft commenced a low-toned, harmless conversation, which was probably about "servants" and "babies."
Ianson, who had been laughing so much that he quite forgot dinner was behind time, "my dear Miss Bowen, your friend is the most amusing, witty, delightful person. It is quite a pleasure to have such a man at one's table." "Quite a pleasure, indeed," echoed Mrs. Ianson, deeply thankful to anything or anybody that stood in the breach between herself, her husband, and the dilatory cook.
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