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Titherington was in a bad temper, but he allowed himself to grin. He went down on his hands and knees and dragged the bag from its hiding place under the bed. We opened two half bottles, but although Titherington drank a great deal more than his share he remained morose. "That girl," he said, "is playing old hookey with the constituency.
"She took your message up to him," said Hilda, "and came down again in a minute looking very red in the face." "Titherington must have sworn at her," I said. "What a brute that man is!" "You'd better take him round the bag at once," said Lalage. "Where is it?" "He shan't have the bag," I said. "There are only eight bottles left and I want them myself." "Bottles of what?" "Champagne, of course."
Only once, so far as I recollect, did I actually wish to see him. The day after I gave him the hint about Hilda's mother I waited for him anxiously. I was full of curiosity. I wanted to know what Hilda's surname was, a matter long obscure to me, which Titherington, if any man living, would find out. I also wanted to know how Hilda's mother took the news of her daughter's political activity.
I intended, as soon as I regained my self control, to say some really nasty things to her. Before I had made up my mind which of several possible remarks she would dislike most, Titherington came into the room. The nurse does not like Titherington. She has never liked him since the day that he kept her outside the door while we drank champagne.
"It must be," said Titherington. "The letter's signed by a woman, at least I suppose Lalage is a woman's name. It certainly isn't a man's." "Still " "And what the devil would women be writing to us for if they weren't Suffragettes?" "But A.S.P.L. doesn't stand for " "It must," said Titherington. "S stands for Suffrage, doesn't it? The rest is some fancy conglomeration.
Titherington told me so." "Influenza or no influenza, I shouldn't have sat down under the things that girl was saying about you." "What would you have done?" "I should have put her in her place pretty quick. I'm sorry I wasn't there." As a matter of fact Thormanby had taken very good care not to be there.
I waited for him all day but he did not visit me. Toward evening I came to the conclusion that he must have found himself obliged to go up to Dublin in pursuit of Selby-Harrison, junior. I spent a pleasant hour or two in picturing to myself the interview between them. Titherington had spoken of using violent means of persuasion, of dragging the surname of Hilda out of the young man.
"Titherington hinted," I said, "that he did it in the hope of influencing McMeekin's vote. Fees, you know." "That's worse." "A great deal worse." "Funk," said Lalage, "which is what I did suspect him of, is comparatively honest, but a stratagem of the kind you suggest, is as bad as felony. I shall certainly have at him for that." "Titherington will be tremendously pleased if you do."
Did McMeekin insult Miss Beresford in any way? For if he did " "Not at all," said Titherington. "But I've been talking long enough. I'll tell you all the rest to-morrow." Without giving me a chance of protesting he left the room. I felt that I was going to break down again; but I restrained myself and told the nurse plainly what I thought of her.
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