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She secured an early train for the return to Marinata, and so earned a special and approving smile from Mr. Reggie, when at last he had settled the three ladies safely in their carriage, and was raising his hat to them on the platform. Manisty and Mr. Neal were to follow by a later train.
From the first it was unpleasantly evident to Manisty that his sister took notice of Miss Foster. Almost her only words at table were addressed to the girl sitting opposite to her; and her roving eyes returned again and again to Lucy's fresh young face and quiet brow. After dinner Manisty followed the ladies into the salon, and asked his aunt's leave to smoke his cigarette with them.
But really that she should be forsaken and neglected for this chit of a girl this interloping American it was too much! Reggie's wrath glowed within him. Meanwhile Manisty addressed Lucy. 'I have something I very much wish to say to you. There is a seat by the fountain, quite in shade. Will you try it? She glanced hurriedly at her companions.
'But liberty matters! said the girl. She stood an instant with her hand on the back of her chair, unconsciously defiant. 'Ah! Liberty! said Manisty 'Liberty! He lifted his shoulders contemptuously. Then backing to the wall, he made room for her to pass. The girl felt almost as though she had been struck.
And there she had been forced, as it were, into this daily contact with Edward Manisty, at what might well turn out to be the most critical moment of his life; when he was divided between fierce regrets for the immediate past, and fierce resolves to recover and assert himself in other ways; when he was taking up again his earlier function of man of letters in order to vindicate himself as a politician and a man of action.
'You have missed her because I have misled her. Then, as Lucy drew back, he hurried on, 'I cannot understand, Miss Foster, why it is that you have constantly refused all yesterday evening all to-day to give me the opportunity I desired! But I, too, have a will, and it has been roused! 'I don't understand, said Lucy, growing white. 'Let me explain, then, said Manisty, coolly.
So she had kept it all to herself, till Miss Manisty, shocked as many other people had begun to be by her fragile looks, had bearded the General, and carried her off to Rome for the winter.
Lucy after an hour's qualms and hesitations, must needs reluctantly confide the contents of it to Miss Manisty. And that lady with smiles and evident pleasure called Mrs. Burgoyne and Eleanor called her maid, and the ball began to roll. On Saturday morning early, Mrs. Burgoyne's room indeed was in a bustle delightful to all but Lucy. Manisty was in Rome for the day, and Eleanor had holiday.
Lucy, who had dragged herself from her attitude of mortal languor, sat with both hands grasping her chair, staring at the brother and sister. Eleanor had eyes for none but Manisty. Never had she seen him so adequate, so finely master of himself. He conquered. Alice dropped her head sullenly, and let herself be led away.
When she joined them in Rome, in mid-winter, she had found Manisty struggling with the first drafts of it, full of yeasty ideas, full also of doubts, confusions and discouragements. He had not been at all glad to see his half-forgotten cousin quite the contrary. As she had reminded him, she had suffered much the same things at his hands that Miss Foster was likely to suffer now.
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