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Dick didn't care whether she despised Ellery or not he didn't care enough to speak an honorable word of explanation. Mrs. Lenox came up crying, "Come, my triple alliance, Frank has carried Miss Quincy off to the billiard-room to give her a lesson. Let us go, too, to see that they do not get into mischief." Dick hurried away to usurp Mr. Lenox's place, Madeline tucked her arm through that of Mrs.
He took advantage of his seat next the Gunner to mention, under cover of general conversation, his anxiety about Lenox's health; and managed also to take part in most of his talk with Quita throughout the meal. She redoubled her friendliness to Richardson by way of flinging down her gage; whereupon Desmond with admirable insouciance retired from the lists.
Lenox's tone had an edge to it, and Richardson somewhat hastily shifted to another aspect of the subject. "You are really intimate with these Desmonds, both of them?" "Yes. Both of them. I dine there about once a-week, just myself and Desmond's inseparable pal, Wyndham, who is over there most days. You must call at once. She is Colonel Meredith's sister, a magnificent woman in every way."
But as he set down the glass revulsion took hold of him; and on the heels of revulsion came self-scorn. This last roused him like the prick of a spur: for to men of Eldred Lenox's calibre, self-respect is the oxygen of the soul. The spirit of his grandfather had "scored a point" to-night. But such an achievement must not be risked again.
Then another friend, with spectacles, called the Snarker, came in, and they began. Mr. Lenox's young brother was a very attentive host, and made everyone eat too much. Then he made a speech to propose the health of the Slowcoaches, as he called them, and to wish them a prosperous journey. "That you will all be happy," he said, very gravely, in conclusion, "is our earnest wish.
Lenox's young brother and his friends had now to be shown the Slowcoach, which they pronounced "top hole," and then Moses was inspected in his stable; and, this being done, they were ready for the river or, rather, for the ices at a pastrycook's shop in the High Street called the High which were, to precede the river. Mr.
Lenox's father, and he's a multimillionaire; and it's a great establishment; and the world is necessarily very much with them. So when Mr. Lenox proposed that they should build a country house of their own and spend their summers here, I think he wanted to get out to some primitive simplicity, where the children could go barefoot if they wanted to. But as soon as it was suggested, Mr.
"Lord, how you women, and the children you give us, complicate life for a man! Yet it's not worth a brass farthing without you both." "Thank you for owning that much! Now I must write my note, and see about packing. Come up soon, dear. There's an endless deal to do before we can think of going to bed." On his way up to join her twenty minutes later, Desmond looked into Lenox's small room.
Do you object," she asked, looking curiously at her sister and smiling slightly, "to Mr. Lenox's coming here as he does, and if so, why?" This was apparently more direct than Mrs. Carling was quite prepared for. "And if you do," Mary proceeded, "what is to be done about it? Am I to make him understand that it is not considered the proper thing? or will you? or shall we leave it to Julius?" Mrs.
No wonder, then, that he flew with perfect control, circling the home turret, where the Lady Elfrida was still weeping, with the greatest ease, and calling to her messages of comfort, which " Here the Snarker called "Time!" again, and Mr. Lenox's young brother took the paper: " she could not hear.
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