Her silent, smiling gaze confused him so that he
forgot what he had meant to say, and stood without a word amid the
chatter that rose and ebbed about him. Anne Randolph and Arthur Ensart
had joined hands, their restless feet sketching the first
steps of the Miraflores; and presently somebody cranked the machine.
"Come on!" said Peggy imperiously to Dane; "you've been too long in
the jungle dancing with Indian maidens!" Other
people dropped in--Adele Millis, young Grismer, John Lyndhurst, …
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Delauny. When Clive saw Rosalie Faithorn saunter in with James Allys
he stared,
but that young seceder from his own set greeted him without
embarrassment and lighted a cigarette. "Where's Winifred?" she asked
nonchalantly. "Still on the outs? Yes? Why not shuffle and draw again?
Winifred
was always a pig." Clive flushed at the girl's frankness although he
could have expected nothing less from her. Rosalie continued to smoke
and to inspect him critically: "You're a bit seedy and a bit weedy,
Clive, but you'll come around with feeding. You're really all right.
I'd have you myself if I was marrying young men these days."
"That's nice of you, Rosalie.... But I'm full of
rare bacilli." "The rarer the better--if you must have them. Give me
the unusual, whether it's a disease or a gown. I believe I will take
you, Clive--if you are not expected to live long." "That's the
trouble. Nothing seems to be able to get me." Dane said as he passed
with
Peggy: "He's immune, Miss Faithorn. The prettiest woman I ever saw, he
side-stepped in Lima. And even then every man wanted to shoot him up
because she made eyes at him." "I think I'll go there," said Cecil.
"Her name and quality if you please, Dane." "Ask Clive," he called
back. Athalie,
still smiling, said: "Shall
I ask you, Clive?" "Don't ask that South American a
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You, Jack, ever so
much better!" "That's because the sun's so
much brighter. Be careful now. That's enough! If you go on too long
at a time, she'll move away into the room and it will be all up. Let her
settle down again, and imagine she's all right, then
we'll give her another treat!" It
was wonderful
how expert one grew with practice! The light
now danced direct to its destination, and move her book as she would,
the Pet could not escape. At last she grew impatient,
tossed back her
mane …
[View More]of hair and turned to stare curiously out of the window. This was
the longed-for opportunity, and Jack snored
louder than ever with relief that it had come about when
it was his turn
to hold the treasured glass. Quick as thought he waved it to and fro,
and the Pet threw up her hands, unable to withstand the glare. Safe in
the seclusion of their distant room, the twins shrieked with exultation,
and had much ado to keep their position behind the curtains. Jill kept
endeavouring to snatch the glass from her brother, but Jack was too
intent on his work to take any notice of her efforts. The Pet lifted one
hand from her eyes and cautiously peeped out. The sun was shining with
unusual brilliancy for an October morning, but there was not the
slightest difficulty in viewing the
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Forget. "Then I had
an offer from Nick here to buy them. At first I
was averse to letting
him have them, but I changed my mind. These skates belong to Nick,
Chief. You must set him free, and not
hold this against him. He's going to wipe the slate clean this time and
astonish folks here in Scranton by showing them what a fellow of his
varied talents can do, once he sets out to go straight. And, for one, I
wish him the best of success from the bottom of my heart.
I hope you enjoy your skates, …
[View More]Nick." He held out his hand, and the
astounded
Nick mechanically allowed Hugh to squeeze his digits. But
not o
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