He was sipping a
glass of cold gin and water, and smoking a short black pipe. If ever I did meet a man I could
love, I should love him”—her voice dropped again—“platonically. ”
He took a seat by her side. Wood set off at full speed
from the Mint, and, hurrying he scarce knew whither (for there was such a
continual buzzing in his ears and dancing in his eyes, as almost to take away the
power of reflection), he held on at a brisk pace till his strength completely failed
him. One of these, a
lady, evidently a confirmed invalid, and attired in deep mourning, reclined upon
a sort of couch, or easy chair, set on wheels, with her head supported by
cushions, and her feet resting upon a velvet footstool. “I wouldn’t have been without this
trip for worlds. ”
“I think,” Lady Lescelles said, putting down her teacup, “that I must send Nigel
to plead his own cause. ‘What do you do here?’ demanded the young lady, moving to meet him. ‘And for you, monsieur le major, it will be well if you do not make me a shock
like this again. ”
She had a moment of sheer panic at the thing she had done. These things are difficult. ‘Flirting, Gerald? A new come-out for
you.
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