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There, good night ! We must not sit up any longer, or what will your father say ? You'll come directly, won't you ? " At the drawing room door she paused a moment, and looked almost beseechingly at her daughter. THERE GOOD NIGHT WE MUST NOT SIT UP ANY LONGER OR WHAT WILL YOUR FATHER SAY YOU'LL COME DIRECTLY WON'T YOU AT THE DRAWING ROOM DOOR SHE PAUSED A MOMENT AND LOOKED ALMOST BESEECHINGLY AT HER DAUGHTER
t 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. " 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. "Why, if he kissed me, or if I thought even that he wanted to kiss me, I should go quite mad — mad with dissfust." 12 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. " Oh, Angela, darling ! " said Mrs. Wy- clierley. " You know that I wouldn't force you into anything. 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 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 WHY IF HE KISSED ME OR IF I THOUGHT EVEN THAT HE WANTED TO KISS ME I SHOULD GO QUITE MAD MAD WITH DISGUST OH ANGELA DARLING SAID MISSUS WITCHERLY YOU KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T FORCE YOU INTO ANYTHING
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