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God knows how eagerly and hopelessly I have sought a way out of this tangle of duty." Again I heard Phyllis's voice, sunk almost to a whisper: "I have given my word; it is for the best." "The governor has been so good to me," Frederick exclaimed resentfully, "that I feel like a criminal even at this moment when I am making for him the sacrifice of a life. He has been my father, my protector.
Hilary, for she remarked with a sympathetic air: "Never mind his folly, Phyllis dear." "Haven't you, Miss Phyllis?" said I. Miss Phyllis grew very red. Fearing that I was causing her pain, I was about to observe on the prospects of a Dissolution when a shy smile spread over Miss Phyllis's face. "Yes, once," said she with a timid glance at Mrs. Hilary, who immediately laid down her embroidery.
It was such a small spot for such a long wolfhound that was the principal thing which impressed itself on Phyllis's frightened mind throughout her visit. Mrs. De Guenther convoyed her to the Harrington house for inspection a couple of days after she had accepted some one's proposal to marry Allan Harrington.
"I think we have all been more than usually interested in Phyllis's twin sister," she said, smiling. You had better all look at her very hard for I think it is going to be almost impossible to tell her from Phyllis unless we are very careful. Perhaps I'll have to ask one of them to wear a pink string tied to her finger and the other a green." The girls, including Janet, laughed heartily.
"Yes, my dear comte, I was celebrating Phyllis's praises." "And you have acquired the right to do so." "You; no doubt of it. You; the intrepid protector of every beautiful and clever woman." "In the name of goodness, what story have you got hold of now?" "Acknowledged truths, I am well aware. But stay a moment; I am in love." "You?" "Yes."
Only once, when Ukridge was describing some more than usually original device for the furthering of the interests of his fowls, did a slight spasm disturb Phyllis's look of attentive reverence. "And you have really had no previous experience in chicken-farming?" she said. "None," said Ukridge, beaming through his glasses. "Not an atom. But I can turn my hand to anything, you know.
Her reply I could not hear. Presently he said, and a little brokenly: "I have fought it all out. It has been hard, so hard, but I must meet it as it comes." Then I heard Phyllis's voice: "It is for the best." "I believe that you care for me. I know how much I care for you, and how much this effort is costing me. We were too late. No other course in honor presents itself.
I am sure she has always been most cordial. 'Most correct, if you please. Oh, did she say anything about Mysie? 'She said nothing but good of Mysie; called her delightful, and perfectly good and trustworthy, said they could never have got so well through Phyllis's illness without her, and that they only wished to keep her altogether.
I was sitting on mine, after we had all said good-night to each other, smoking a cigarette and waiting for the moon to rise, an act which she selfishly postpones at this time of the month, so as to give her admirers as much trouble and as little sleep as possible. Suddenly I heard Phyllis's voice on the other side of the balcony partition.
She saw the little dog wake and make what seemed one flying spring to the tramp's throat, and sink his teeth in it and Allan, at her scream, spring from his chair! Phyllis forgot everything at the sight of Allan, standing. Wallis and the outdoor man, who had run to the spot at Phyllis's screams, were dealing with the tramp, who was writhing on the grass, choking and striking out wildly.
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