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"She's an abominable woman, at any rate," said Mrs. Proudie. "Insufferable," said the countess. "She made her way into the palace once, before I knew anything about her, and I cannot tell you how dreadfully indecent her conduct was." "Was it?" said the delighted countess. "Insufferable," said the prelatess. "But why does she lie on a sofa?" asked Lady De Courcy.
Slope did not wish to have both the prelate and the prelatess against him, he did not at present see that he could do anything but yield. He merely remarked that he would of course carry out the bishop's views and that he was quite sure that if the bishop trusted to his own judgement things in the diocese would certainly be well ordered. Mr.
Dr Proudie let fall something as to 'this occasion only, and 'keeping all affairs about patronage exclusively in his own hands. But he was quite decided about Mr Harding; and as Mr Slope did not wish to have both the prelate and the prelatess against him, he did not at present see that he could do anything but yield.
'Insufferable, said the prelatess. 'But why does she lie on a sofa? asked the Lady De Courcy. 'She has only one leg, said Mrs Proudie. 'Only one leg! said the Lady De Courcy, who felt to a certain degree dissatisfied that the signora was thus incapacitated. 'Was she born so? 'Oh, no, said Mrs Proudie, and her ladyship felt somewhat recomforted by the assurance, 'she had two.
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