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Updated: June 19, 2025
She had eaten sweets gaily in the cheap seats of theatre or picture-palace, had made one at the many informal and harmless little gatherings for which Fanny had a taste; and had cheerfully and quite normally grumbled if detained at the office one moment longer than she considered fair. But of late Antonia had altered strangely; and Fanny's shrewd eyes noted the change almost from the first.
Bertie's hours were not long at the office. He was generally back at six, and took Joanna out up to town, where they had dinner and then went on to some theatre or picture-palace, the costs of the expedition being defrayed out of her own pocket. She had never had so much dissipation in her life she saw "The Merry Widow," "A Persian Princess," and all the musical comedies.
Hill and Daphne went to the Zoo, and after they came home and had tea I took her to the pictures while Mr. Hill minded the shop. It was not the picture-palace next door, but the big one in High Street, where they were showing 'East Lynne, Then when we come home about ten o'clock we all had supper and went to bed." "And your husband didn't go out again?" "No, sir.
They were sitting in the balcony at a picture-palace, to which Hortense had asked to be taken so that she might see on the screen the daughter of a lady, now dead, who used to give her piano-lessons. Rose Andree, a lovely girl with lissome movements and a smiling face, was that evening figuring in a new film, The Happy Princess, which she lit up with her high spirits and her warm, glowing beauty.
I've been meanin' to tell you I don't come to church now; since my son was killed, I don't seem to 'ave the 'eart to go anywhere 'aven't been to a picture-palace these three months. Any excitement starts me cryin'." "I know; but you'd find rest in church." Mrs. Soles shook her head, and the small twisted bob of her discoloured hair wobbled vaguely. "I can't take any recreation," she said.
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