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" There ! you're defending him ; what does that mean ? " " It does mean that I tolerate him, and it does not mean that I love him. I know what you want, and it couldn't be done. THERE YOU'RE DEFENDING HIM WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I TOLERATE HIM AND IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I LOVE HIM I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND IT COULDN'T BE DONE
 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. 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. ANED 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 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
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