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The old crowd was there, Carlyon in his corner with his pupils and his girl, Halliday and Libidnikov and the Pussum they were all there. Gudrun watched Gerald. She watched his eyes linger a moment on Halliday, on Halliday's party. These last were on the look-out they nodded to him, he nodded again. They giggled and whispered among themselves.
'How do you know her so well? he asked. 'I knew her in London, he replied, 'in the Algernon Strange set. She'll know about Pussum and Libidnikov and the rest even if she doesn't know them personally. She was never quite that set more conventional, in a way. I've known her for two years, I suppose. 'And she makes money, apart from her teaching? asked Gerald. 'Some irregularly.
There was something small and curled up and defenceless about her, that roused an unsatisfied flame of passion in the young man's blood, a devouring avid pity. He looked at her again. But it would be too cruel to wake her. He subdued himself, and went away. Hearing voices coming from the sitting-room, Halliday talking to Libidnikov, he went to the door and glanced in.
She wanted him completely in her power. Then she would marry him. She wanted to marry him. She had set her will on marrying Halliday. She never wanted to hear of Gerald again; unless, perhaps, she were in difficulty; because after all, Gerald was what she called a man, and these others, Halliday, Libidnikov, Birkin, the whole Bohemian set, they were only half men.
Do come, everybody, it will be so splendid. Pussum, you are coming. What? Oh but you MUST come, yes, you must. What? Oh, my dear girl, don't make a fuss now, I feel perfectly Oh, it's so ghastly Ho! er! Oh! 'You know you can't drink, she said to him, coldly. 'I tell you it isn't drink it's your disgusting behaviour, Pussum, it's nothing else. Oh, how awful! Libidnikov, do let us go.
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