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Her ladyship glanced around the room, as if a new idea had occurred to her, and said,   "Where _is_ Miss Octavia Bassett?" Here it must be confessed that Lucia faltered. HER LADYSHIP GLANCED ROUND THE ROOM AS IF A NEW IDEA HAD OCCURRED TO HER AND SAID WHERE IS MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT HERE IT MUST BE CONFESSED THAT LUCIA FALTERED
l." "You will gain it in time," he said. "I shall try to gain it," she answered. "I am nearly twenty, and it is time that I should learn to respect myself. I think it must be because I have no self-respect that I am such a coward." It seemed that her resolution was to be tried immediately; for at that very moment Lady Theobald turned, and, on recognizing the full significance of Lucia's position, was apparently struck temporarily dumb and motionless. When she recovered from the shock, she made a majestic gesture of command. Mr. Burmistone glanced at the girl's face, and saw that it changed color a little. "Lady Theobald appears to wish to speak to you," he said. Lucia left her seat, and walked across the room with a steady air. Lady Theobald did not remove her eye from her until she stopped within three feet of her. Then she asked a rather unnecessary question:-- "With whom have you been conversing?" "With Mr. Burmistone." "Upon what subject?" "We were speaking of Miss Octavia Bassett. OF YOU AND OF MYSELF I HAVE NO COURAGE AT ALL YOU WILL GAIN IT IN TIME HE SAID I SHALL TRY TO GAIN IT SHE ANSWERED I AM NEARLY TWENTY AND IT IS TIME THAT I SHOULD LEARN TO RESPECT MYSELF I THINK IT MUST BE BECAUSE I HAVE NO SELF RESPECT THAT I AM SUCH A COWARD IT SEEMED HER RESOLUTION WAS TO BE TRIED IMMEDIATELY FOR AT THAT VERY MOMENT LADY THEOBALD TURNED AND ON RECOGNIZING THE FULL SIGNIFICANCE OF LUCIA'S POSITION WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK TEMPORARILY DUMB AND MOTIONLESS WHEN SHE RECOVERED FROM THE SHOCK SHE MADE A MAJESTIC GESTURE OF COMMAND MISTER BURMISTONE GLANCED AT THE GIRL'S FACE AND SAW THAT IT CHANGED COLOR A LITTLE LADY THEOBALD APPEARS TO WISH TO SPEAK TO YOU HE SAID LUCIA LEFT HER SEAT AND WALKED ACROSS THE ROOM WITH A STEADY AIR LADY THEOBALD DID NOT REMOVE HER EYE FROM HER UNTIL SHE STOPPED WITHIN THREE FEET OF HER THEN SHE ASKED A RATHER UNNECESSARY QUESTION WITH WHOM HAVE YOU BEEN CONVERSING WITH MISTER BURMISTONE UPON WHAT SUBJECT WE WERE SPEAKING OF MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT
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