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Marian had begun to explain her reluctance to base any hopes on Mr Quarmby's prediction, when the sound of a postman's knock at the house-door caused her mother to disappear for a moment. 'It's for you, said Mrs Yule, returning. 'From the country. Marian took the letter and examined its address with interest. 'It must be one of the Miss Milvains. Yes; Dora Milvain.
'How can it be called a humble line of work to provide reading, which is at once intellectual and moving and exquisitely pure, for the most important part of the population the educated and refined young people who are just passing from girlhood to womanhood? 'The most important fiddlestick! 'You are grossly irreverent, my dear Milvain.
"It was at Tenby that you were chased by the bull," Mrs. Milvain continued. "But that you couldn't remember, though it's true you were a wonderful child. Such eyes she had, Mr. Denham!
Poverty doesn't allow of honourable feeling, any more than of compassion. I'm sorry you wrote like that. You won't get anything, and you might as well have enjoyed the reputation of forbearance. Mrs Milvain was not able to appreciate this characteristic remark. Anxiety weighed upon her, and she became irritable. 'I am obliged to say, Jasper, that you seem rather thoughtless.
You are made angrily contemptuous by their failure to get on; why don't they bestir themselves, push and bustle, welcome kicks so long as halfpence follow, make place in the world's eye in short, take a leaf from the book of Mr Jasper Milvain? But try to imagine a personality wholly unfitted for the rough and tumble of the world's labour-market.
I have no particular interest in him. And as for He broke off and seated himself. Mrs Yule stood at a distance. 'We must remember her age, she said. 'Why yes, of course. He mused, and began to nibble a biscuit. 'And you know, Alfred, she never does meet any young men. I've often thought it wasn't right to her. 'H'm! But this lad Milvain is a very doubtful sort of customer.
'It's impossible to argue against such a charge, said Milvain. 'I am convinced it isn't true, and that's all I can answer. But perhaps you think this extraordinary influence of mine is still being used against you? 'I know nothing about it, Reardon replied, in the same unmodulated voice.
The poor shopkeeper had a large family, and Mrs Milvain, notwithstanding her own position, had never felt able to press him; her relative, however, often spoke of the business, and declared his intention of paying whenever he could. 'You can't recover by law now, you know, said Jasper. 'But we have a right to the money, law or no law. He must pay it. 'He will simply refuse and be justified.
"I've something that I want to say to you in PRIVATE," she said, hesitating reluctantly upon the threshold of her ambush. "The drawing-room is empty " "But we might meet your mother upon the stairs. We might disturb your father," Mrs. Milvain objected, taking the precaution to speak in a whisper already.
"They used to come about so much in the old days," Mrs. Milvain interposed, the frail, silvery notes of her voice falling with the sweet tone of an old bell. "You say you live at Highgate," she continued. "I wonder whether you happen to know if there is an old house called Tempest Lodge still in existence an old white house in a garden?" Ralph shook his head, and she sighed.
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