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And with this emphatic declaration, she kissed a little shoe of Thelma's that she was just putting by and, smoothing her curls, went down to her supper. "Such people there are living and flourishing in the world, Faithless, Hopeless, Charityless, let us have at them, dear friends, with might and main!"
Here it comes, the devil knows how, into Thelma's hands. She's quite in the dark about your secret, and fancies I wrote it on my own behalf! It looks like it too looks exactly as if I were pleading for myself and breaking my heart over that detestible stage-fiend by Jove! it's too horrible!" And he gave a gesture of loathing and contempt. Neville heard him in utter bewilderment.
At that moment Sir Philip approaches his wife, with George Lorimer and Beau Lovelace. Thelma's smile at Lorimer is the greeting of an old friend a sun-bright glance that makes his heart beat a little quicker than usual.
Just then, a bend in the avenue brought them in full view of the broad terrace in front of the Manor, where Thelma's graceful figure, in a close-fitting robe of white silk crepe, was outlined clearly against the dazzling blue of the sky. Several people were grouped near her, she seemed to be in animated conversation with some of them, and her face was radiant with smiles.
"Come home with us, George," said Sir Philip eagerly. "Do, there's a good fellow!" "I can't, Phil!" answered Lorimer, almost pathetically. "I can't to-night indeed, I can't! Don't ask me!" And he wrung his friend's hand hard, and then bravely met Thelma's bright glance. "Forgive me!" he said to her. "I know I ought to have presented myself before I'm a dreadfully lazy fellow, you know!
But in the social world, Fashion, the capricious deity, must be followed, if not wholly, yet in part; and so Thelma's straight, plain garments were laid carefully by as souvenirs of the old days, and were replaced by toilettes of the most exquisite description, some simple, some costly, and it was difficult to say in which of them the lovely wearer looked her best.
He remembered Thelma's shuddering repugnance at the sight of her, a repugnance which he himself had shared and which made him shrink with fastidious aversion, from the idea of confiding to any one but Sir Philip, the miserable secret of his connection with her.
He felt some slight doubt and anxiety, when he first received the sudden announcement of his patron's marriage, but all forebodings as to the character and disposition of the new Lady Bruce-Errington fled like mist before sunshine, when he saw Thelma's fair face and felt her friendly hand-clasp.
God alone knew the broken ideas, the dim fancies, the half born desires, that glimmered like pale ghosts in the desert of his brain, God alone, in the great Hereafter, could solve the problem of his sorrows and throw light on his soul's darkness. It was past six in the morning when he arose, and smoothing back his tangled locks, went to Thelma's window and sat down beneath it, in mute expectancy.
It's a great business, and we can't bear to be looked at while we're turning our apples with the best side outwards, and boiling our oranges to make them swell and seem big! We like to do our humbug in silence and alone." He led the way into the smoking-room and there heard with much surprise and a great deal of concern the story of Thelma's flight.
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