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He did not approve of unknown females calling his father pet names. He would observe these pushing persons who had been only seven years in the county. All of which the delighted mother read in his countenance, herself keeping an air of sweet disinterestedness. "They'll be here this evening for dinner. HE DID NOT APPROVE OF UNKNOWN FEMALES CALLING HIS FATHER PET NAMES HE WOULD OBSERVE THESE PUSHING PERSONS WHO HAD BEEN ONLY SEVEN YEARS IN THE COUNTY ALL OF WHICH THE DELIGHTED MOTHER READ IN HIS COUNTENANCE HERSELF KEEPING AN AIR OF SWEET DISINTERESTEDNESS THEY'LL BE HERE THIS EVENING FOR DINNER
other edged toward him within elbow-reach. There was no finesse about Georgie’s father. “Oh, Miriam’s a dear girl. Plays beautifully. Rides beautifully, too. She’s a regular pet of the household. Used to call me—” The elbow went home, and ignorant but obedient always, the pater shut himself off. “What used she to call you, sir?” “All sorts of pet names. I’m very fond of Miriam.” “Sounds Jewish—Miriam.” “Jew! You’ll be calling yourself a Jew next. She’s one of the Herefordshire Lacys. When her aunt dies—” Again the elbow. “Oh, you won’t see anything of her, Georgie. She’s busy with her music or her mother all day. Besides, you’re going up to town tomorrow, aren’t you? I thought you said something about an Institute meeting?” The mother spoke. “Go up to town _now!_ What nonsense!” Once more the pater was shut off. “I had some idea of it, but I’m not quite sure,” said the son of the house. Why did the mother try to get him away because a musical girl and her invalid parent were expected?  WON'T TALKING ABOUT MIRIAM SAID THE PATER COMING UP THE MOTHER EDGED TOWARD HIM WITHIN ELBOW REACH THERE WAS NO FINESSE ABOUT GEORGIE'S FATHER OH MIRIAM'S A DEAR GIRL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY RIDES BEAUTIFULLY TOO SHE'S A REGULAR PET OF THE HOUSEHOLD USED TO CALL ME THE ELBOW WENT HOME AND IGNORANT BUT OBEDIENT ALWAYS THE PAINTER SHUT HIMSELF OFF USED SHE TO CALL YOU SIR ALL SORTS OF PET NAMES I'M VERY FOND OF MIRIAM SOUNDS JEWISH MIRIAM JU YOU'LL BE CALLING YOURSELF AT YOU NEXT SHE'S ONE OF THE HEREFORDSHIRE LACIES WHEN HER AUNT DIES AGAIN THE ELBOW OH YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING OF HER GEORGIE SHE'S BUSY WITH HER MUSIC OR HER MOTHER ALL DAY BESIDES YOU'RE GOING UP TO TOWN TO MORROW AREN'T YOU I THOUGHT YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AN INSTITUTE MEETING THE MOTHER SPOKE GO UP TO TOWN NOW WHAT NONSENSE ONCE MORE THE PATER WAS SHUT OFF I HAD SOME IDEA OF IT BUT I'M NOT QUITE SURE SAID THE SON OF THE HOUSE WHY DID THE MOTHER TRY TO GET HIM AWAY BECAUSE A MUSICAL GIRL AND HER INVALID PARENT WERE EXPECTED 
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