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"Why because" she is moving backwards towards the door, her large eyes fixed on him "because I wanted you to look at me to see how nice I am." "Others have looked too," says he. "There, go. Do you think I am a fool?" At that Tita's old spirit returns to her. She stands still and gives him a quick glance. "Well, I never thought so till now," says she. She nods at him. "Good-night."
Gone past recall! When Tita's affairs were wound up, it was found that all should be sold, not only her other two houses, but the old home the one beloved of her childhood. Oakdean came to the hammer a month ago! Indeed, out of all her large fortune only a bare £300 a year was saved for the poor little heiress of yesterday!
"No, I don't think she will," my companion averred. "Do you suppose she has some suspicion of me?" Miss Tita's honest eyes gave me no sign that I had touched a mark. "I shouldn't think so letting you in after all so easily." "Oh, so easily! she has covered her risk. But where is it that one could take an advantage of her?"
When Charlie went out she said that everything was ready; and presently our peasant driver cracked his whip, and away we went. Charlie was a little grave, and could only reply to Tita's fun with an effort. Franziska was mostly anxious about the fishing, and hoped that we might not go so far to find nothing. We found few fish anyhow.
"Acts words whose acts?" asks he slowly. "Tita's." "Lady Rylton's? What do you mean?" He shakes himself suddenly free of the touch that has grown hateful to him. "I mean," says she boldly, still unconscious of his real meaning of the abyss that lies before her, "that you can at any moment get rid of her. You can at any moment get a divorce!" "By lying?" says he, with agitation.
QUEEN TITA'S WAGER, by William Black It is a Christmas morning in Surrey cold, still and gray, with a frail glimmer of sunshine coming through the bare trees to melt the hoar-frost on the lawn. The postman has just gone out, swinging the gate behind him.
Even then she was on the point of giving up of being false to her principles when Tita's voice, a little high, a little strained, had frightened her. It had been followed by an angry answer from Rylton. Margaret opened the door and went in. Tita is standing with her back to a small table, her hands behind her, resting upon it, steadying her.
That is why she is different now." "You mean she wants to make me happier?" "Well, she wants you not to go; she wants you to stay." "I suppose you mean on account of the rent," I remarked candidly. Miss Tita's candor showed itself a match for my own. "Yes, you know; so that I shall have more." "How much does she want you to have?" I asked, laughing.
The red rooster began to run the moment he heard corn rattle, and he called to the hens to come too. He seemed to think they wouldn't know enough even to eat corn unless he advised them to. They swarmed around Tita's feet, pecking at each other and snatching greedily at each kernel as it fell. "You all need to go to the priest for your manners," Tita said to them severely.
Tita could have answered her, have told her that her authority was at an end for ever, but by a violent effort she restrains herself. Tita's naturally warm temper is now at boiling-point. Still, she puts a restraint upon herself.
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