|
WHY, THEN HE QUITETHAWED AND CAME OUT OF HIS SHELL.
The other, afull-grown
woman in her turn, was now ripe for her fate. To see your furniture jumping
about theroom! Im confident, as far as John was concerned, he had no idea of
marryingagain. Upon my soul, it makes a man realise his age, to see the
youngones come on as they do. The grass has been green overthat for what seems
like half a century.
WHEN THEYVE HADAMPLE TIME TO FORGET ALL ABOUT ME. Nor yet
the doctrine of the Fall of a perfectman from grace. In this hugger-mugger
fashion week after week, month after month ranaway.
Her buxom, bouncing
presence filled the house. Her attitude, for example, to the subject under
discussion.
And again: OH NO, RICHARD, YOUVE GOT QUITE A FALSE IDEA OF HER.
Without doubt, some great change was at work in John.
Oh, Ive no patience with
such a selfish standpoint. A glance at Richard showed him black as thunder. And
small wonder, thought Mary, that Lizzie foundthe house shabby and
antiquated.
In vain did Mary harp on Tillys sterling qualities.
Surely the
wordimplies somebody with whom one has at least HALF an idea in common?
ITMUST
BE VERY HARD TO KNOW THAT ANOTHER WOMAN PLEASES YOUR HUSBANDBETTER THAN YOU
DO.
She looked mysterious, but also, if he knew his Mary, a
trifleuncomfortable.
Idragged him with me, like the fool I was. And that, my
dear, was how it came about in the first place.
As if a porpoise could get
inside a basin!
It seemed as if he was going to have peace at last. Purdy sat
on the circular yellow-silk ottoman, in the easiestof attitudes.
She looked
mysterious, but also, if he knew his Mary, a trifleuncomfortable.
For my part I
cannot admit tofeeling a day older than I did ten years back. But why start to
grumble now, when its a questionof your best friend? Andmakes what has happened
very disturbing. BOTH HE AND LOUISASEEM PLEASED TO HAVE ME AND ARE FULL OF
REGRETS THAT YOU ARE NOT WITHME.
Indeed she even confessed toa relief at their
truancy. At forty-six a man is in the prime of hislife! All my life, love, I
have preferred thecompany of ELDERLY gentlemen.
I INTEND TO STITCH A ROSE INHER
BONNET, AND TEACH HER HOW TO DO HER HAIR. Her attitude, for example, to the
subject under discussion. I said: Papeh, are you SURE you are not mistaken? The
grass has been green overthat for what seems like half a century.
Through the
apartments of her new home she swept like a whirlwind . However, in the end he
allowed himself tobe persuaded; and off they went, in company.
There seemed
nothing for it but for him to call acab and drive her home.
|
