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The walls were covered with a paper that had a dado to it ; she had ordered it some years ago herself, and she regretted it. She knew now that it had been premature, and that a paper with a dado did not constitute art's last word with regard to wall decoration. THE WALLS WERE COVERED WITH A PAPER THAT HAD A DADO TO IT SHE HAD ORDERED IT SOME YEARS AGO HERSELF AND SHE REGRETTED IT SHE KNEW NOW THAT IT HAD BEEN PREMATURE AND THAT A PAPER WITH A DADO DID NOT CONSTITUTE ART'S LAST WORD WITH REGARD TO ALL DECORATION
hter Angela must have every chance, and the salon was in some sense a chance. More often Mr. Wycherley did not show himself. He liked to take a walk on Sunday evenings, and he frequently took it. He had a dislike, not wholly irrational, to the mlon. Reason was a strong point with him. " Be rational, Jessica," he would frequently say to his wife. " I only ask you to be rational." When he went his walk, she alluded to his headache. Nobody minded. He was not the attraction, neither was she, and they both knew it ; but Angela wore pink, and under- studies attract one another. Angela petted her papa a good deal ; and, in return, he never mentioned anything in which he was seriously THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 3 and commercially interested. In public she would sometimes talk to him with endearing facetiousness ; this mildly puzzled him — he only dealt in the milder sensations — because in private she rarely tried to talk brightly to him. Mrs, Wycherley's drawing-room was not in itself wonderful. ND MISSUS WITCHERLIE SPENT IT STILL HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HIS DAUGHTER ANGELA MUST HAVE EVERY CHANCE AND THE SALON WAS IN SOME SENSE A CHANCE MORE OFTEN MISTER WITCHERLIE DID NOT SHOW HIMSELF HE LIKED TO TAKE A WALK ON SUNDAY EVENINGS AND HE FREQUENTLY TOOK IT HE HAD A DISLIKE NOT WHOLLY RATIONAL TO THE SALON REASON WAS A STRONG POINT WITH HIM BE RATIONAL JESSICA HE WOULD FREQUENTLY SAY TO HIS WIFE I ONLY ASK YOU TO BE RATIONAL WHEN HE WENT HIS WALK SHE ALLUDED TO HIS HEADACHE NOBODY MINDED HE WAS NOT THE ATTRACTION NEITHER WAS SHE AND THEY BOTH KNEW IT BUT ANGELA WORE PINK AND UNDER STUDIES ATTRACT ONE ANOTHER ANGELA PETTED HER PAPA A GOOD DEAL AND IN RETURN HE NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING IN WHICH HE WAS SERIOUSLY AND COMMERCIALLY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SHE WOULD SOMETIMES TALK TO HIM WITH ENDEARING FACETIOUSNESS THIS MILDLY PUZZLED HIM HE ONLY DEALT IN THE MILDER SENSATIONS BECAUSE IN PRIVATE SHE RARELY TALKED TOO BRIGHTLY TO HIM MISSUS WITCHERLIE'S DRAWING ROOM WAS NOT IN ITSELF WONDERFUL
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