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www.lizi.twldyou,gdalehatithinkitdutytogo.”
hispatiently.
sheblohegglikeface.ituld,onoccasions,lookquiteblankanddevoidofanyexpressionever.shehatnow.
”darling,”shesaid,”it,iaureofit.”
”reover,”saidgeelee,andhisfa,”itasisale.theservantsonbes.”
”oh,asisprettygrinywhere”
”isuppose,”saidgee,pursuinghisoasdinneranicepieceofbeef,perhaps,insteadofaturkey.”
”soh,gee,dontfussso.yourealoney.”
”sobodyhastoworry,”saidgee.
”yes,butitsabsurdtopinereney”
”healreadygivesaveryhandsoalloe.”
”itsapletelydepeonyourfather,asyouareheoughttosettlesoneyonyouht.”
”thatsnothishings.”
gdalenelookedathiherhazeleyeseaning.
”hesfrightfullyriillionaire,isnthe”
”allioeover,ibelieve.”
gdalenegaveanenvioussigh.”hoakeitallsouthafrica,it”
”yes,hedeabigfortuhereinhisearlydays.inlydiands.”
”thrilling”saidgdalene.
”theoenglandandstartedinbusinessandhisfortunehasactuallydoubledortrebleditself,ibelieve.”
”agdalene.
”fathersneversaidagihatthebulkofhisneyyself.alfred,ofurse,thelargershare.”
”youvegototherbrothers,haventyou”
”yes,theresbrotherdavid.idontfancyheuch.heetoooleryofthatkind.ibelievefatherthatheoutofhiscare.”
”hoagdalenehs.
”thereysisterjeoo.sheightleavealittleoher,butnothingdofursetheresharry”
hestopped,slightlyearrassed.
”harry”saidgdalenesurprised.”whoisharry”
”aherbrother.”
”ineverkneherbrother.”
”dear,heentionhihisbehaviourforsoyearsnow.hesprobablydead.”
gdalenelaughedsuddenly.
”isitareyoulaughingat”
gdalenesaid:”ihinkinghohatyouyou,gee,shouldhaveadisreputablebrotheryouresoveryrespectable.”
”ishouldhopeso,”saidgeeldly.hereyesnarrowed.
”yourfatherisntveryrespectable,gee”
”really,gdalene”
”sotisthethingshesayskefeelquiteunfortable.”
geesaid:”really,gdalene,yousurprise.doeserdoeslydiafeelthesa”
”hedoesntsaythesakindofthingstolydia,”saidgdalene.sheaddedangrily,”no,heneversaystheoher.itthink.”
gelaherquicklyandthenglancedaway.
”oh,ustkeallofathersageandhhishealthbeingsobad”
hepaused.histyill”
”oh,iarkablytough.allthesa,sinatchrists,ithinkaybehislastchrists.”
shesaidsharply:”yousaythat,gee,butreally,isuppose,heyliveforyears”
slightlytakenabaay.”
gdaleuedaway.
”oh,herightthingbygoing.”
”ihavenodoubtaboutit.”
”butihateitalfredssodull,andlydiasnubs.”
”nonsense.”
”shedoes.andihatethatbeastlynservant.”
”oldtressilian”
”no,horbury.sneakingroundlikeadsrking.”
”really,gdalene,itseethathorburyaffectyouinanyway”
”hejustgetsonhatsall.butdosbother.an.”
”nono,thatsjustthepoint.abouttheservantschristsdinner”
”notherti.illjustringuplydiaandtellherthatebythefivetorrow.”
gdaleheredinitsvariouspigeoulingout.gdaleedthroughthetryingtethensokindoforder.finally,patientsigh,shebuhepandthrusttheaoothplatinuead.
”itodo”sherred.
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onthefirstflorstonhallalongpassageledtoabigrooverlookingthefrontdrive.itfuishedinthereflaoyantofoldfashioyles.ithadheavybrocadedchairs,largevaseseossedagnifit,stlyandsolid.
inabiggrandfatherarosingofallthean.hislongouickslippers.hishaireandtheskinofhisfacewasyellow.
ashabby,insignifiighthavethought.butthenose,aquilineandproud,andtheeyes,darkandintenselyalive,ghtcauseanobservertoalterhisopinion.herewasfireandlifeandvigour.
oldsionleeself,asudden,highusent.
hesaid:”yougavessagetosalfred,hey”
horburyandingbesidehischair.
herepliedinhissoftdeferentialvoice:”yes,sir.”
”exactlyintheind”
”yes,sir.ididake,sir.”
”noyoudoakes.youdbetteotkestakeseitheroryretitandralfredsay”
quietly,uionally,horburyrepeatedancackledaga
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