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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. 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
d port. Bodgers would pay. I hope you've all enjoyed yourselves as much as I have." " It's been a most successful evening," said ]\Irs. Wycherley. "Do you like the new^ champagne, Jessica ? " " On the whole I think it an improvement." " Sixpence a bottle cheaper — that's what it is. Be reasonable, Jessica, and don't pre- tend to know anything about anything. There kiss me, and good night, Angela ; it's time you were off to bed." His lips smacked on her forehead, hers In^uslied his cheek 10 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. " Sixpence a bottle cheaper," he murmured to himself again, and went oft' with a mild approach to hilarity. 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. I TOOK TRAIN TO WATERLOO AND WALKED TO THE CLUB I FOUND BODGERS THERE AND WE SPLIT A BOTTLE OF OLD PORT BODGERS WOULD PAY I HOPE YOU'VE ALL ENJOYED YOURSELF AS MUCH AS I HAVE IT'S BEEN A MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENING SAID MISSUS WITCHERY DO YOU LIKE THE NEW CHAMPAGNE JESSICA ON THE WHOLE I THINK IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT SIXPENCE A BOTTLE CHEAPER THAT'S WHAT IT IS BE REASONABLE JESSICA AND DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING THERE KISS ME GOOD NIGHT ANGELA IT'S TIME YOU WERE OFF TO BED HIS LIPS SMACKED ON HER FOREHEAD HERS BRUSHED HIS CHEEK SIXPENCE A BOTTLE CHEAPER HE 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
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