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She spoke honestly of her vanity, of her desire to get the better of Elizabeth by taking her brother from her, of the satisfaction she felt in mortifying the pride of the Burrells and the Treshams even of her impatience and ill-temper with Roland because he was not able to conquer the weaknesses which were as natural to him as the blood in his body or the thought in his brain; because he could not alter the adverse circumstances which, as soon as they touched American soil, began to close around them.
"I shall decide that for myself," she said, lightly. Then after a pause: "So Lord Philip has won! all along the line! I should like to know that man!" "You do know him." "Oh, just to pass the time of day. That's nothing. But I am to meet him at the Treshams' next week." Her eyes sparkled a little. Marsham glanced at his sister, who was gathering up some small possessions at the end of the room.
"Roland's father left him pictures and silver plate and many valuable things belonging to the Treshams, and when Roland died they were mine. Elizabeth bought them from me. They were worth two thousand pounds; she gave me sixteen hundred pounds." "Why didn't you tell father and me? 'Twas cruel thoughtless of you." "No, no!
As soon as Denasia was out of sight he frequently deserted his duty, and the disputes that followed hardened his heart continually against the cause of them. And when it came to naming the child, he averred that it was a matter of no importance to him, only he would not have it called Roland. "There had been," he said, "one too many of the Treshams called Roland.
So she went off to the Treshams', to see if there was no third course that's how I read it." "The Treshams'? a visit? since the accident?" "Don't look so astonished, my dear. You don't know the Alicias of this world. But I admit we should be dull without them.
Fisher-folk have short names, or nicknames." "But, really, Denasia Penelles is a very distinguished name. A splendid one for the public." "Why not Denasia Tresham?" "Because, my dear, there are Treshams living in London who would be very angry at me if I put their name on a bill-board. The Treshams are a very proud family."
Roland and the Treshams were not spoken of. John and Joan both had the fisher's dislike to name a person or a thing they considered unlucky or unpleasant. "If you name evil you do call evil" was their simple creed; and it saved many a household worry.
Tresham in the days of his commercial glory had once been Lord Mayor of London. Mrs. Tresham had been "presented," and the grand house and magnificent entertainments of the Treshams were chronicled in newspapers, which Elizabeth highly valued and carefully treasured.
Lady Lucy spoke the words with slow emphasis. "Dear old boy! I know," murmured Alicia. "I needn't be long away." "Why must you go at all? I am sure the Treshams Lady Evelyn would understand " "Oh, I promised so faithfully!" pleaded Alicia, joining her hands. "And then, you know, I should be able to bring all sorts of gossip back to Oliver to amuse him."
There's a girl at the Feltons' who has just come down from the Treshams', and I wouldn't have missed her stories of Alicia for a great deal. She's been setting her cap, it appears, at Lord Philip. "Rut they are engaged?" said Diana, in bewildered interrogation. The little lady's laugh rang out shrill and cracked like the crow of a bantam. "She and Lord Philip? Trust Lord Philip!"
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