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She was properly relieved to find that he came of a fine old family and that he had led more than one cotillion in New York. He experienced a remarkable change of front in respect to Roxbury Medcroft before the breakfast was over.
They'd tear her to shreds and gloat over the mutilation. No; we'll have her to see us in London. I like her." "And, by Jove, Agatha, I like her sister." "My dear, the baby is a darling." "But what an ass Medcroft is!" And thus is it proved that Mrs.
Madam, as I understand it, you are the alleged sister of the woman who is working herself off as Mrs. Medcroft. It may interest you to know that your sister if she is your sister has locked herself in her room and was in hysterics when I left the hotel. She will be carefully guarded, however. She cannot escape.
And there's no but about it. Mr. Mr. never mind what it is. I don't want to know your name. Mrs. Medcroft, will you permit me to send my wife up to you? Mr. Manager, I insist that you take this c'nfended rabble down to the office and tell them to go to the devil? Don't do it up here; do it down there."
With characteristic Far West impulsiveness he banged on the door. A sleepy voice asked who was there. "It's me Rodney. Get up. I want to see Medcroft. Say, Roxbury, wake up!" "Roxbury?" came in shrill tones from within. "He Isn't he upstairs? Good heaven, Mr. Rodney, what has happened? What has happened?" "Upstairs? What the deuce is he doing upstairs?" "He's he's sleeping!
"Says he was there. 'Pon my word, it's most uncanny. There's some mystery here." "I've got it, Carney! This is not Roxbury Medcroft." "Good Gawd!" "This explains everything. Heavens, Carney! This fellow is is her lover! She's running about the country with him. She's " "Her lover? 'Gad, my dear, he may have been so at one time, but he's the other one's lover now, take my word for it.
The Odell-Carneys looked at each other in wonder and perplexity. "What does it mean?" asked the lady, her eyes narrowing. "Look here, Agatha, this paper's at least two days old. Now, how the devil can Medcroft be in London and Innsbruck at the same time. He was here day before yesterday, wasn't he? I'm so c'nfended unobserving " "Yes, yes, he was here. And this paper " She paused irresolutely.
If she isn't there to vouch for you, how the deuce can you expect to " "Medcroft, you are crazy! No one but an insane man would submit his wife to Why, good Lord, man, think of the scandal! She won't have a shred left " "At the proper time the matter will be explained to the Rodneys, not at first, you know, and I'll be in a position to step into your shoes before the party returns to Paris.
"Mind your Mrs. Rodney, I'm terribly cut up about all this. She has " "Oh, I knew you would be," mourned Mrs. Rodney, her heart in her boots. "You must just hate me for exposing you to " "Rubbish!" scoffed the other. "It isn't that. I've been through a dozen affairs in which my best friends were frightfully er complicated. I meant to say that I'm terribly cut up over poor Mrs. Medcroft.
"Stop a moment, Carney," interrupted his wife. "The London chap may be the fraud. Let us go slow, my dear." "Slow? How the devil can we go slow in such fast company? No! This fellow is the fraud. And they knew it too. They all know it. They " "Rubbish! You forget that the whole Rodney tribe is up in arms because Medcroft is making love to his wife's sister.
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