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He must be a good deal taken by us. I don't say that, as a rule, I would recommend a girl to marry a young commencing barrister. No, no ! I'm not so unwise as that. But Mr. Burnage has means, independent means. I ask you to look at the way his rooms are furnished. You may call them what you like, but I call them gorgeous. And then he entertains — not so frequently as we do, nor on so large a scale." " But so infinitely better," said Angela, fervently. HE MUST BE A GOOD DEAL TAKEN BY US I DON'T SAY THAT AS A RULE I WOULD RECOMMEND A GIRL TO MARRY A YOUNG COMMENCING BARRISTER NO NO I'M NOT SO UNWISE AS THAT BUT MISTER BURNAGE HAS MEANS INDEPENDENT MEANS AS I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE WAY HIS ROOMS ARE FURNISHED YOU MAY CALL THEM WHAT YOU LIKE BUT I CALL THEM GORGEOUS AND THEN HE ENTERTAINS NOT SO FREQUENTLY AS WE DO NOR ON SO LARGE A SCALE BUT SO INFINITELY BETTER SAID ANGELA FERVENTLY
ity. Mrs. Wycherley turned once more to her daughter. She was feeling quite optimistic. "I notice, Angela, that you talk a good deal to Henry Burnage." "Do I ? I'm glad you mentioned it, mamma. I won't do it in future. As a rule, I talk to any one who isn't talking to any one else." "I haven't a word to say against your manner. It isn't the old-school, stately manner exactly." Angela leant forward, her elbows resting on her knees, her pretty face — she was not nearly as pretty as she looked — framed by her warm little hands. At this point she interrupted her mother — "Dear mamma, I'm a ftirt. When you can't be what you want to be, it's a kind of baby's consolation to be the thing you hate most. But you must not deceive yourself. It occasionally seems to me that Henry Burnase is less foolish and rather better bred THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 11 than the average here ; but don't imagine that I love him. And he's not in the least in love with me." "Well, he's been here, off and on, for years. E MURMURED TO HIMSELF AGAIN AND WENT OFF IN A WILD APPROACH TO HILARITY MISSUS WITCHERY TURNED ONCE MORE TO HER DAUGHTER SHE WAS FEELING QUITE OPTIMISTIC I NOTICED ANGELA THAT YOU TALK A GOOD DEAL TO HENRY BURNEAGE DO I I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT MAMMA I WON'T DO IT IN FUTURE AS A RULE I TALK TO ANY ONE WHO ISN'T TALKING TO ANY ONE ELSE I HAVEN'T A WORD TO SAY AGAINST YOUR MANNER IT ISN'T THE OLD SCHOOL STATELY MANNER EXACTLY ANGELA LEANED FORWARD HER ELBOWS RESTING ON HER KNEES HER PRETTY FACE SHE WAS NOT NEARLY AS PRETTY AS SHE LOOKED FRAMED BY HER WARM LITTLE HANDS AT THIS POINT SHE INTERRUPTED HER MOTHER DEAR MAMMA I'M A FLIRT WHEN YOU CAN'T BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE IT'S KIND OF BABY'S CONSOLATION TO BE THE THING YOU HATE THE MOST BUT YOU MUST NOT DECEIVE YOURSELF IT OCCASIONALLY SEEMS TO ME THAT HENRY BURNAGE IS LESS FOOLISH AND RATHER BETTER BRED THAN THE AVERAGE HERE BUT DON'T IMAGINE THAT I LOVE HIM AND HE'S NOT IN THE LEAST IN LOVE WITH ME WELL HE'S BEEN HERE OFF AND ON FOR YEARS
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