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The brim of her hat struck Carrissima as being a shade wider than that of any one else, her dress closer about the ankles, while yet she wore it without a trace of anything that could be called vulgarity. "I should have come even earlier," she said, taking Carrissima's hand; "but I only got back from Sandbay this morning.
These he thought would be most in favour amongst taxi-cab drivers, and, of course, the important thing was to discover the man who had driven "a lady and her luggage from No. 5, Golfney Place" that fateful afternoon. Not content with this, Jimmy motored to Sandbay, and stopping at a stationer's shop, succeeded in purchasing a local Directory.
"Of course, you must refuse." "That is all very well," she urged, "but there's something else you must tell me. Supposing that I refuse to marry the colonel, what is to become of me?" "There are your aunts at Sandbay!" "Oh yes, my dear little Dresden china aunts! And, you know, Mark, there's the River Thames. I would as soon plunge into the one as take a train to the others."
"Let me see," returned Bridget, knitting her brows, "we were reckless enough to promise to go to Sandbay from Friday till Monday my dear little Dresden china aunts, you remember! It is really very amusing! Jimmy paid them a visit just after I left Golfney Place and they have taken quite a fancy to him. The odd part of it is, that he seems to like them in return.
"Where is that?" demanded Jimmy. "With her aunts at Sandbay!" "By the bye," he said, "can you tell me their name?" "Now let me see!" answered Carrissima, reflecting for an instant. "Oh yes Dobson. I feel certain that is right. It sounds quite ordinary, doesn't it?"
It seemed perfectly clear that she was holding the balance between himself and Colonel Faversham; and realizing that her income must some day inevitably be exhausted, shrinking from an appeal to her aunts at Sandbay, that she was determined to take Time by the forelock and seek safety in marriage.
Of course my father did his best to put me off, although I believe his chief objection was that they had a hatred of tobacco." "Still," said Carrissima, "I don't suppose you are a confirmed smoker and they might be good for you. I don't think I am Early Victorian, but still " "Oh, I know!" cried Bridget; "but fancy wasting any little sweetness one may possess on the desert air of Sandbay.
As Jimmy and Bridget sat down it turned and slowly ambled away. "Why did you choose this particular place of all others?" asked Jimmy. "Once upon a time," said Bridget, "years and years ago, my aunts used to live at Blackheath." "I should rather like to take you to them at Sandbay," replied Jimmy. "I have been there.
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