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Excerpt: ...commence, and at the first stroke took a run, with his elbows clapping exactly as the shrewd hand of Edward had drawn him. "See him-zat fellow," Mr. Pericles said to Laura Tinley, pointing to the leader. "See him pose a maestro zat leads zis tintamarre. He is a hum- a-bug " Laura did the vocal caricaturing, when she had gathered plenty of matter of this kind. Altogether, as host, Mr. Pericles accomplished his duty in furnishing amusement. Late in the afternoon, Sir Twickenham Pryme and Wilfrid arrived in company. The baronet went straight to Cornelia. Wilfrid beckoned to Adela, from whom he heard of his fathers illness at the hotel in town, and the conditions imposed on them. He nodded, said lightly, "Wheres Emilia?" and nodded again to the answer, "With papa," and then stopped as he was walking off to one of the groups. "After all, it wont do for us to listen to the whims of an invalid. Im going back. You neednt say youve seen me." "We have the doctors most imperative injunction, dearest," pleaded Adela, deceived for a moment. "Papas illness is mental chiefly. He is able to rise and will be here very soon, if he is not in any way crossed. For heavens sake, command yourself as we have done-painfully indeed Besides, you have been seen." "Has she-?" Wilfrid began; and toned an additional carelessness. "She writes, of course?" "No, not once; and we are angry with her. It looks like ingratitude, or stupidity. She can write." "People might say that we are not behaving well," returned Wilfrid, repeating that he must go to town. But now Edward Burley camp running with a message from the aristocratic heights, and thither Wilfrid walked captive-saying in Adelas ear, "Dont be angry with her." Adela thought, very justly, "I shall, if youve been making a fool of her, naughty boy " Wilfrid saluted the ladies, and made his bow of introduction to Georgiana Ford, at whom he looked twice, to confirm an impression that she was the perfect...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153685634 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153685639 |
| Weight | 0.20 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.12 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 52 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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