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And to this man, through the first perilous season of youth, so abnormally safe from youth's most wonted peril, to this would-be pupil of realism, this learned adept in the schools of a Welby or a Mivers, to this man, love came at last as with the fatal powers of the fabled Cytherea; and with that love all the realisms of life became ideals, all the stern lines of our commonplace destinies undulated into curves of beauty, all the trite sounds of our every-day life attuned into delicacies of song.
Annie, how can you say so?" Rose was reduced to expostulation and pleading. "What has come over you? You must not stay away; it would be so unkind to me, so rude to everybody, and such a marked slight. We are all so happy when you come to Welby Square, and I am sure the change is good for you too. How can you be so cross?"
And to this man, through the first perilous season of youth, so abnormally safe from youth's most wonted peril, to this would-be pupil of realism, this learned adept in the schools of a Welby or a Mivers, to this man, love came at last as with the fatal powers of the fabled Cytherea; and with that love all the realisms of life became ideals, all the stern lines of our commonplace destinies undulated into curves of beauty, all the trite sounds of our every-day life attuned into delicacies of song.
'No' said Fenwick, sitting down again, like a man in a dream 'no. Did she say anything else? 'She mentioned something about a debt you owed her, said Welby, coldly 'some matter that she had only just discovered. I had no concern with that. Fenwick's face, which had become deathly pale, was suddenly overspread with a rush of crimson.
Whether from natural temperament or from his educational training under such teachers as Mr. Mivers, who carried out the new ideas of reform by revering nothing in the past, and Mr. Welby, who accepted the routine of the present as realistic, and pooh-poohed all visions of the future as idealistic, Kenelm's chief mental characteristic was a kind of tranquil indifferentism.
'One moment, said Welby; then, turning to Fenwick as the others approached them, he said, 'Might I make two small criticisms? 'Of course. 'The right hand seems to me too large and the chin wants fining. Look! He took a little ivory paper-cutter from his pocket, and pointed to the line of the chin, with a motion of the head towards Madame de Pastourelles. Fenwick looked and said nothing.
She forgot all about taking him out of his way, and when they reached Welby Square she crowned her unbounded faith in him by inviting him into the house. On his acceptance of her invitation, after a moment's hesitation, she presented him to Mrs. Jennings as a friend of Annie's from St. Ebbe's. The young man had the grace to feel his ears tingle while Mrs.
If she chose, as she seemed about to choose why, they must all make the best of it! Marmaduke might talk as he liked. Naturally, Arthur kept away from them. Poor Arthur! But what a darling she looked in her black, with this fresh touch of colour in her pale cheeks! The Welbys certainly had but little to do with the party at the Réservoirs. Welby seemed to be absorbed in his new picture, and Mrs.
Welby shrugged his shoulders. "Life consists in the alternate process of learning and unlearning; but it is often wiser to unlearn than to learn. For the rest, as I have ceased to be a critic, I care little whether I was wrong or right when I played that part. I think I am right now as a placeman. Let the world go its own way, provided the world lets you live upon it.
'Eugénie! she said, breathlessly 'Eugénie and Mr. Fenwick! Arthur Welby watched the transformation in her face. It was the first time he had seen her look happy for months. 'What an excellent thing! she cried; all flushed and vehement. 'Arthur, you know you said how lonely she must be! 'Is he worthy of her? he said, slowly, finding his words with difficulty.
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