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Can't you imagine him bald as a coot, with a pair of sponge-bag trousers, a little spotted tie, and a corporation?" After a pause Hirst remarked that the worst infamy had still to be told. He addressed himself to Helen. "They've hoofed out the prostitute. One night while we were away that old numskull Thornbury was doddering about the passages very late.
"Now that young man is clever enough," she added, nodding at Hirst, who came past with Miss Allan on his arm. "He does not look strong," said Mrs. Thornbury. "His complexion is not good. Shall I tear it off?" she asked, for Rachel had stopped, conscious of a long strip trailing behind her. "I hope you are enjoying yourselves?" Hewet asked the ladies.
Still talking about her father, of whom she was very proud, she rose, for Arthur upon looking at his watch found that it was time they went back again to the tennis court. The others did not move. "They're very happy!" said Mrs. Thornbury, looking benignantly after them. Rachel agreed; they seemed to be so certain of themselves; they seemed to know exactly what they wanted.
Playing this game they lost their stiffness, and even became unusually daring, for Mr. Perrott, who was very shy, said, "Permit me," and removed an ant from Evelyn's neck. "It would be no laughing matter really," said Mrs. Elliot confidentially to Mrs. Thornbury, "if an ant did get between the vest and the skin."
On inquiry, how the sisters had been carried through the day, I found it thus: everything was in the houses which was needed for dinner. After dinner a lady from Thornbury came and bought one of my Narratives and one of the Reports, and gave 3s. besides. About five minutes afterwards the baker came to the Boys-Orphan-House.
A very respectable elderly pair, having inspected the long tables of newspapers, did not think it worth their while to read more than the headlines. "The debate on the fifteenth should have reached us by now," Mrs. Thornbury murmured. Mr.
"I believe that Hughling really doesn't mind," said Mrs. Elliot. "But then he has his work." "Women without children can do so much for the children of others," observed Mrs. Thornbury gently. "I sketch a great deal," said Mrs. Elliot, "but that isn't really an occupation. It's so disconcerting to find girls just beginning doing better than one does oneself! And nature's difficult very difficult!"
"No, I am ashamed to say I have only read about the discoveries in Crete," said Miss Allan. "Oh, but I would give so much to realise the ancient world!" cried Mrs. Thornbury. "Now that we old people are alone, we're on our second honeymoon, I am really going to put myself to school again. After all we are founded on the past, aren't we, Mr. Hewet?
Thornbury, who, having both read the same books and considered the same questions, were now anxious to name the places beneath them and to hang upon them stores of information about navies and armies, political parties, natives and mineral products all of which combined, they said, to prove that South America was the country of the future.
"Are there not institutions clubs that you could help?" asked Mrs. Thornbury. "They are so exhausting," said Mrs. Elliot. "I look strong, because of my colour; but I'm not; the youngest of eleven never is." "If the mother is careful before," said Mrs. Thornbury judicially, "there is no reason why the size of the family should make any difference.
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