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He stood a moment reflective ; his brows were slightly wrinkled. He did not like the substitution of a late cold supper for dinner at the usual time ; but it marked Sunday for Hilda. He did not like Hilda to sit down to an evening meal in an afternoon dress, with her hat on ; but it marked Sunday for her. HE STOOD A MOMENT REFLECTIVE HIS BROWS WERE SLIGHTLY WRINKLED HE DID NOT LIKE THE SUBSTITUTION OF A LATE COLD SUPPER FOR DINNER AT THE USUAL TIME BUT IT MARKED SUNDAY FOR HILDA HE DID NOT LIKE HILDA TO SIT DOWN TO AN EVENING MEAL AND AFTERNOON DRESS WITH HER HAT ON BUT IT MARKED SUNDAY FOR HER
king up from his plate at her, almost inquisitively. At each glance from under the thick sandy eyebrows, and at each slight smile that showed the big- white teeth, she faltered. The glance and smile had a kind of reserved meaning in them ; they forced her into the exasperating belief that she was being treated with superiority. She was half-inclined to lose her temper — did, indeed, for one moment cut the chicken-wino- on her plate as if it had been an enemy — but commanded herself. She w\as not a very THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 27 clever woman, emotional, half-fanatical, witli the pathetic want to be good. Dr. Lamb said very little until supper was over, and his few remarks to his wife were commonplace enough. As she rose from the table, he said — " I've told them to take the coffee to my room to-night. I can't talk comfortably in these big rooms, and I've got some news for you. Will you come, Hilda ? " " Yes, dear, in one minute." He held open the door for her, she passed into the hall.  HAD RECEIVED FROM IT HE LISTENED POLITELY WITH ATTENTION OCCASIONALLY LOOKING UP FROM HIS PLATE AT HER ALMOST INQUISITIVELY AT EACH GLANCE FROM UNDER THE THICK SANDY EYEBROWS AND AT EACH SLIGHT SMILE THAT SHOWED THE BIG WHITE TEETH SHE FALTERED THE GLANCE AND SMILE HAD A KIND OF RESERVED MEANING IN THEM THEY FORCED HER INTO EXASPERATING BELIEF THAT SHE WAS BEING TREATED WITH SUPERIORITY SHE WAS HALF INCLINED TO LOSE HER TEMPER DID INDEED FOR ONE MOMENT CUT THE CHICKEN WING ON HER PLATE AS IF IT HAD BEEN AN ENEMY BUT COMMANDED HERSELF SHE WAS NOT A VERY CLEVER WOMAN EMOTIONAL HALF FANATICAL WITH A PATHETIC WANT TO BE GOOD DOCTOR LAMB SAID VERY LITTLE UNTIL SUPPER WAS OVER AND HIS FEW REMARKS TO HIS WIFE WERE COMMONPLACE ENOUGH AS SHE ROSE FROM THE TABLE HE SAID I HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE COFFEE TO MY ROOM TO NIGHT I CAN'T TALK COMFORTABLY IN THESE BIG ROOMS AND I'VE GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU WILL YOU COME HILDA YES DEAR IN ONE MINUTE HE HELD OPEN THE DOOR FOR HER SHE PASSED INTO THE HALL
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