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rather not。 Because we find a thing a bore�察�you've no call to say so。; 

     ;I always say�察─�continued the matron�察 �that the presence of woman is 

needed as a refining influence。; 

     Malbone looked round for the refining influences。 Blanche was tilted 

back   in   her   chair�察  �with   one   foot   on   the   rung   of   the   chair   before   her�察�

resuming   a   loud´toned   discourse   with   Count   Posen   as   to   his   projected 



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work   on American   society。   She   was   trying   to   extort   a   promise   that   she 

should appear in its pages�察�which�察�as we all remember�察�she did。 One of her 

attendant nymphs sat leaning her elbows on the table�察 �talking horse; with 

a gentleman who had an undoubted professional claim to a knowledge of 

that commodity。 Another�察�having finished her manufactured cigarette�察�was 

making the grinning midshipman open his lips wider and wider to receive 

it。   Mrs。   Ingleside   was   talking   in   her   mincing   way   with   a   Jew   broker�察�

whose English was as imperfect as his morals�察�and who needed nothing to 

make him a millionnaire but a turn of bad luck for somebody else。 Half the 

men in the room would have felt quite ill at ease in any circle of refined 

women�察�but there was not one who did not feel perfectly unembarrassed 

around Mrs。 Ingleside's board。 

     ;Upon my word�察─�thought Malbone�察 �I never fancied the English after´ 

dinner practice�察�any more than did Napoleon。            But if this goes on�察�it is the 

gentlemen who ought to withdraw。 Cannot somebody lead the way to the 

drawing´room�察�and leave the ladies to finish their cigars�拭─�

     Till now he had hardly dared to look at Emilia。            He saw with a thrill 

of love that she was the one person in the room who appeared out of place 

or ill at ease。   She did not glance at him�察�but held her cigarette in silence 

and refused to light it。 She had boasted to him once of having learned to 

smoke at school。 

     ;What's the matter�察�Emmy�拭─�suddenly exclaimed Blanche。                  ;Are you 

under a cloud�察�that you don't blow one�拭─�

     ;Blanche�察�Blanche�察─�said her mother�察�in sweet reproof。 ;Mr。 Malbone�察�

what shall I do with this wild girl�拭        �Such a light way of talking�         �But I 

can assure you that she is really very fond of the society of intellectual�察�

superior men。      I often tell her that they are�察�after all�察�her most congenial 

associates。 More so than the young and giddy。; 

     ;You'd better believe it�察─�said the unabashed damsel。 ;Take notice that 

whenever I go to a dinner´party I look round for a clergyman to drink wine 

with。; 

     ;Incorrigible� ─    �said  the   caressing   mother。     ;Mr。    Malbone      would 

hardly imagine you had been bred in a Christian land。; 



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     ;I   have�察  �though�察─    �retorted   Blanche。     ;My      esteemed     parent   always 

accustomed   me   to   give   up   something   during   Lent��champagne�察  �or   the 

New York Herald�察�or something。; 

     The young men roared�察�and�察�had time and cosmetics made it possible�察�

Mrs。   Ingleside   would   have   blushed   becomingly。   After   all�察  �the   daughter 

was the better of the two。 Her bluntness was refreshing beside the mother's 

suavity�察�she had a certain generosity�察�too�察�and in a case of real destitution 

would have lent her best ear´rings to a friend。 

     By  this   time   Malbone   had   edged himself   to   Emilia's side。  ;Will   you 

drive with me�拭─�he murmured in an undertone。 

     She nodded slightly�察�abruptly�察�and he withdrew again。 

     ;It seems barbarous�察─�said he aloud�察 �to break up the party。 But I must 

claim my promised drive with Miss Emilia。; 

     Blanche      looked     up�察  �for   once    amazed�察    �having     heard    a  different 

programme   arranged。          Count   Posen   looked   up   also。   But   he   thought   he 

must   have   misunderstood         Emilia's   acceptance   of   his   previous   offer   to 

drive her�察�and as he prided himself even more on his English than on his 

gallantry�察�he said no more。 It was no great matter。              Young Jones's dog´cart 

was   at   the   door�察  �and   always   opened   eagerly  its   arms   to   anybody  with   a 

title。 



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                             CHAPTER XII 



                               A NEW ENGAGEMENT。 

     TEN   days   later   Philip   came   into Aunt   Jane's   parlor�察  �looking   excited 

and   gloomy�察  �with   a   letter   in   his   hand。 He   put   it   down  on   her   table 

without   its   envelope��a   thing   that   always   particularly   annoyed   her。    A 

letter without its envelope�察�she was wont to say�察�was like a man without a 

face�察�or a key without a string��something incomplete�察�preposterous。                  As 

usual�察   �however�察    �he   strode   across   her   prejudices�察   �and    said�察  �I  have 

something to tell you。 It is a fact。; 

     ;Is it�拭─�said Aunt Jane�察�curtly。      ;That is refreshing in these times。; 

     ;A good beginning�察─�said Kate。           ;Go on。      You have prepared us for 

something incredible。; 

     ;You will think it so�察─�said Malbone。          ;Emilia is engaged to Mr。 John 

Lambert。;      And he went out of the room。 

     ;Good   Heavens� ─  �said Aunt   Jane�察 �taking   off  her   spectacles。  ;What   a 

man�     �He   is   ugly   enough   to   frighten   the   neighboring   crows。   His   face 

looks as if it had fallen together out of chaos�察�and the features had come 

where   it   had   pleased   Fate。   There   is   a   look   of   industrious   nothingness 

about him�察�such as busy dogs have。 I know the whole family。                   They used 

to bake our bread。; 

     ;I suppose they are good and sensible�察─�said Kate。 

     ;Like   boiled   potatoes�察  �my   dear�察─  �was   the   response�察�wholesome   but 

perfectly uninteresting。; 

     ;Is he of that sort�拭─�asked Kate。 

     ;No�察─�said her aunt�察 �not uninteresting�察�but ungracious。 But I like an 

ungracious   man   better than   one like   Philip�察 �who   hangs   over   young   girls 

like a soft´hearted avalanche。 This Lambert will govern Emilia�察�which is 

what she needs。; 

     ;She will never love him�察─�said Kate�察 �which is the one thing she needs。 

There is nothing that could not be done with Emilia by any person with 

whom she was in love�察�and nothing can ever be done with her by anybody 



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