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I suppose hardly yet? 'Well, he's very fond of soldiers, said Edith. 'Ah! said Mr Ottley approvingly; 'what we want for empire-building is conscription. Every fellow ought to be a soldier some time in his life. It makes men of them he glanced round rather contemptuously 'it teaches them discipline. 'I don't mean, said Edith hastily, 'that he wants to be a soldier.
Where is he now, do you know, Mrs Ottley? 'In Armenia, I fancy, said Edith. 'Oh, well, we don't want him to bring home an Armenian, do we? What colour are they? Blue, or brown, or what? I hope no-one will tell Lady Hartland that is my husband. She'll expect to see Winthrop tonight; she never met him, you know; but he really ought to be introduced to her.
She thought as she came forward to meet him that he seemed entirely different from last night. Her first impression was that he was too big for the room, her second that he was very handsome, and also a little agitated. 'I really hardly know how to apologise, Mrs Ottley. I oughtn't to have turned up in this cool way.
He said to her: 'Don't do that again. Do you mind? as politely as he could. She looked up, surprised. 'I beg your pardon, Mr Ottley? 'Don't do that again. 'Don't do what? What did I do? 'Why, I asked you to trim the boat. 'What did I do? I merely sat down. He didn't like to say that she shouldn't sit down with a bump, and took his place.
There was an embarrassed pause. 'So this is really the last time I'm to see you for ages, Mrs Ottley? 'But aren't we all going to the theatre tomorrow? With you, I mean? Bruce said so. 'Oh yes. I mean the last time alone. Yes, I've got a box for The Moonshine Girl. Bruce said you'd come. Lady Everard and Vincy will be there. 'That will be fun I love that sort of show.
The conversation at dinner consisted of vague attempts on Bruce's part to talk airy generalities, which were always brought back by his father to personalities more or less unflattering to Bruce. Edith and Mrs Ottley, fearing an explosion, which happened rather frequently when Bruce and his father were together, combined their united energy to ward it off.
'And which shall you do? asked Aylmer of Edith. He had evidently been listening. 'Neither. 'We'll talk then, shall we? I can't play bridge either.... Mrs Ottley which is your husband? I didn't notice when you came in. 'Over there, opposite; the left-hand corner. 'Good-looking chap with the light moustache next to Myra Mooney? 'That's it, she said. 'He seems to be enjoying himself.
It's extraordinary how well I always get on with children, Mrs Ottley, explained Lady Everard. 'I daresay it's through being used to my little grandchildren, Eva's two angels, you know, but I never see them because I can't stand their noise, and yet I simply adore them. Pets!
'What price Mrs Ottley? 'Really, Mavis! What price? No price. Nothing about her; she's just a great friend of mine. I think I told you that before. ... What a frightfully bright light there is in the room, Vincy said. He got up and drew the blind down. He came back to her. 'Your hair's coming down, he remarked. 'I'm sorry, she said. 'But at the back it generally is.
'She's sure to be here then, replied Anne consolingly; 'and do persuade her not to waste all her time being kind to Edith Ottley. It can't do any good. She'd better leave them alone. 'Really, it's a very innocent amusement. I think you're overanxious. 'It's only that I'm afraid she might get mixed up in well, some domestic row. 'Surely it can't be as bad as that!
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