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Somers was indeed waiting for them with inexpressible impatience. The moment she heard their voices in the hall at Lady Littleton's, she ran down stairs to meet them; and as she embraced Emilie she could not refrain from bursting into tears. "Tears of joy, these must be," cried Mad. de Coulanges: "we are all happy now perfectly happy Are not we? Embrace me, Mrs.
Dear, dear me, Peke! Somethin' must be done." "I dunno what, Maw," groaned the big man, hopelessly. "What city have they gone to?" asked Bess, abruptly. "Why, Miss," explained Mr. Morton, "they could go to half a dozen cities from Littleton. Of course they didn't stay there, although Littleton's a big town." "Chicago?" queried Bess. "Perhaps.
You refuse my son you refuse to be my daughter. I am satisfied perfectly satisfied. I suppose you have arranged to go to Lady Littleton's. I heartily hope that she may be able to make her house more agreeable to you than I could render mine. Shake hands, Mlle. de Coulanges. You have my best wishes for your health and happiness Here we part." "Oh! do not let us part in anger!" said Emilie.
At half after seven on Sunday I was set down at Littleton's palace, for such it is, in Grosvenor Place. Littleton. The beautiful original, by the bye, did not make her appearance. We were a party of gentlemen. But such gentlemen! Listen, and be proud of your connection with one who is admitted to eat and drink in the same room with beings so exalted.
"Yes, ma'am, much against the countess' stomach, I am sure: I only wish you had seen the face she made when the glass would not come up." "But why did not they take my carriage, or wait for Lady Littleton's? They were, it seems, in a violent hurry to be gone," said Mrs. Somers.
Selma's pale, tense face flushed. She thought for a moment that she was being taunted. "That was Mr. Littleton's decision, not mine." "I admire his independence. He was quite right. What do Mrs. Parsons or her daughter know about architecture? Everybody is laughing at them. You know I consider your husband a friend of mine, Selma." "And we were friends, too, I believe?"
Ma'am, it is not three days since your mother was so positive in her expectations of being in the Hotel de Coulanges before next winter, that she was almost in fits because I ventured to differ on this point from her and Lady Littleton Lady Littleton's judgment is much better than mine, and has, of course, had its weight very justly But I insist upon your understanding clearly that it had no weight with me in this affair.
They also brought with 'em the Heads of the Overseer, and the Distiller belonging to Littleton's Plantation, both white Men, whom they met separately in the Woods. Captain Thomas now promis'd me, that the next Day I should be guided to Plantane-Garden-River-Plantation, which was no small Satisfaction to me.
Wilbur Littleton's scheme of domestic life was essentially spiritual, and in the development of it he felt that he was consulting his wife's tastes and theories no less than his own.
Littleton's quarter of an hour of exaltation was rudely checked by a note from Mrs. Parsons, requesting an interview in regard to the plans. When he presented himself he found her and her daughter imbued with definite ideas on the subject of architects and architecture. In the eyes of Mrs.
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