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- 554 Ohi) yes: “Jack Everard: of ‘Broony' Hil, -a ‘thorough little gen-
‘{léman and a general favorite’in the county, I'believe, but not-much -
‘of a lady’s man; -1’m surprised to. see himy here’ 0 isi" os cuir
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Jeeves “and doggy; lie'keeps'a famous breed of greyhounds,
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‘Jiie'seems to have made quite’a conquest.’”* 0 0 ec ins
| wonder: what they“are talking’ about so earnestly ?DogsL.
supposes Pauline-loves dogs, you! know, better almost: than-Luman
beings? 7 eS pe ABE OSES ee
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“You think she is flirting? Oh, there youmake a mistake!There 7
‘jg nothing Pauline despises so much as flirting ‘and love-making aud |
nonsense, 1 wouldn’t be the man to make’ a’ soft’ 'specch to her} L
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“4 Everard is a plucky little fellow.”’ SDE
~~ 4«* Pauline’s snubsare' hard to'get’over.’? ("6 Goes Tamar a
“Tsay, Addie—iook! ‘'here’s an engagement going on now;'the
tall. cavalryman seems to be getting the worst of: it. “T suppose it’s
‘about a disputed dance; they’ré referring to their. cards, - How red
Everard is! tke quiver of ‘his: nostrils ‘indicates ‘ bloodshed, ‘nothing
“else.” (tho MEST: ORES ELE pitip we psts SUSIE if PG se, Jlfest! BET agi
_,.!* He just looks like an angry turkey-cock.”= 0 5s) Ss &
~-" «And, by Jove, Jook at your sister, Addie? Look at the supreme
“indifference of ‘her attitude, the queenly wave of’her’fan!Wouldn’t
you say she-was the heroine of half a: dozen London seasons at: the
least? ° Bravo,’ Polly, ‘bravo!’ You'll get on; my dear,? os 6"
... Miss Lefroy is the acknowledged belle of the evening ;*every man
in the ‘room geeks. to be introduced’ to her,and -people ‘who for the”
~~ cJast twelve years have sat-in the pew next to: hers’ at church, who
“have never ‘taken the'trouble of noticing her presence during her long
of
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’ Cinderellahood, now load her with fulsome Compliments and ‘atten-
tions when they see the tide of ‘popular tavor ‘turning. her way;' and
_ she receives it_all with the°dignity and ‘gracious indifference: of: one
_bred in the* purple andfed' on adulations * from’ her cradle, : ‘Poor
“Jack Everard never stispects, that the few hot words so°gravely yet
soothingly suppressed by-his lovely:partner, ‘that escaped him/after
- “supper, are the first’ whispers of love that have ever‘tickled:her cold
“ear, that this is the first night any one has told lier she is: fur in’ the
eyes of,men.. : mH GST
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_|.““Miss Lefroy,”’ exclaims that young gentleman in a stealthy whis-
“per when the night is far advanced andthe ball-room thinning visi-
__ bly,“ there’s’a plot against, you; they want to take you home. Your. _
“brother-in-law is-skirmishing ‘for you “briskly in-allthe passages.
_ Unless you deliver yourself into my hands-at once; you'can'not fail
Lo. be caught:?? “. - : RAE arty SAMOE TAOS OEE ye gb iv ie. os
oo) They want, to-go? "Oh, impossible;”? ‘she cried‘ invdismhy, i
. “when 1m engaged for half a dozen dances ‘yet! “It’s ‘quite early;
SIO Lh Guu? lsadi so¢g sofirfous
they ‘couldn’t’be so selfish!" : on Le GH gat
ject Couldn’t they!’ Your'sister “says:'that’ Mi 'Armstrorig: is! very
_ tired and has:to be up early, in the’ morning ‘to go: to‘ his ‘business, .
and that.she won't wait'another minute! ‘She commissioned’ me‘to
bring you to her at ‘onee; allow me?" 9 eS ose eis oe
She puts her hand mechanically on his arm, and he leads her-oft -
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