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Well, it isn't my fault. I know what your mother will say." "Ah, you don't know, Jue, what my mother thinks of her," he said confidently. "Oh yes, mothers think very well of a girl until they discover that she is going to marry their son." "Oh, stuff! why the inconsistency " "It is the privilege of women to be inconsistent, Harry. Your mother will detest that girl if you try to marry her."
But if she was not so indifferent " He turned suddenly: "Jue, you can't tell what trouble I am in. Do you know that sometimes I have fancied she was not quite as indifferent I have had the cheek to think so from one or two things she said and then, if that were so, it is enough to drive one mad to think of leaving her. How could I leave her, Jue?
Look here, Jue: leave me out of it I haven't the cheek to talk of myself in that connection but if there was a decent sort of fellow whom that girl really took a liking to, do you think he would let that elderly and elegant swell out in Jamaica stand in his way? He would be no such fool, I can tell you. He would consider the girl first of all.
"Jue," he said suddenly, "I can see Miss Rosewarne right at the end of this road: can't you?" "I haven't got the eyes of a hawk, you stupid boy!" his cousin said. "Oh, but I can recognize her dress a dozen times as far away. These are her pet colors at present a soft cream-color and black, with bits of dark red. Can you see now?" "I never saw you pay the least attention before to a lady's dress."
You can't have such an opinion of any girl, and be constantly in her society, and go following her about like this, without falling in love with her. Now, in that case would you propose to marry her?" "I marry her!" he said, his face becoming suddenly pale for a moment. "Jue, you are mad! I am not fit to marry a girl like that. You don't know her. Why "
"That is about as good as the cut direct, Harry," his cousin said. "Come along don't stand there." "Oh, but there's some mistake, Jue," he said. "A girl never does a thing of that sort by mistake.
"Harry," said his cousin, "I strictly forbid you to mention that gentleman's name." "Why, Jue?" he said. "Because I will not listen to the bad language you invariably use whenever you speak of him; and you ought to remember that you are in a clergyman's house. I wonder Miss Rosewarne is not ashamed to have your acquaintance, but I dare say you amend your ways when you are in her presence.
Papa's gone to bed, and he desired me to give you his excuses, and he hopes you'll make yourself quite at home, as you always do, Harry." He did make himself quite at home, for, having kissed his cousin and flung his topcoat down in the hall, he went into the dining-room and took possession of an easy-chair. "Sha'n't have any supper, Jue, thank you.
"But but mayn't I have a private room?" "But ye mayn't, for ye moight consale somethin'. Ye've got to ondress before the examinin' committee that's me. Sometimes it's done in the presence av a committee av the whole that's the whole regiment av us; but this time, out av jue respect for you an' considherations av decarrum, I've farrumed a committee av one."
"And who will interfere?" said the young man, just as if he were looking about for some one anxious to be thrown from the top of the tower on St. Michael's Mount. "I shall be accused of conniving with you, you know; and I think I am very good-natured to do so much for you, Harry." "I think you are, Jue: you are a thoroughly good sort of girl when you like to be that's a fact.
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