п»їYou, sir! said the bloodhound, removing a gleaming silk hat,mopping a pink forehead, and replacing the luminous superstructureonce more in position. You, sir!Whatever may be said of the possibility of love at first sight, inwhich theory George was now a confirmed believer, there can be nodoubt that an exactly opposite phenomenon is of frequentoccurrence. After one look at some people even friendship isimpossible. Such a one, in George's opinion, was this gurglingexcrescence underneath the silk hat. He comprised in his singleperson practically all the qualities which George disliked most. Hewas, for a young man, extraordinarily obese. Already a secondedition of his chin had been published, and the perfectly-cutmorning coat which encased his upper section bulged out in anopulent semi-circle. He wore a little moustache, which to George'sprejudiced eye seemed more a complaint than a moustache. His facewas red, his manner dictatorial, and he was touched in the wind. Take him for all in all he looked like a bit of bad news. George had been educated at Lawrenceville and Harvard, and hadsubsequently had the privilege of mixing socially with many of NewYork's most prominent theatrical managers; so he knew how to behavehimself. No Vere de Vere could have exhibited greater repose ofmanner. And what, he inquired suavely, leaning a little further out ofthe cab, is eating you, Bill?A messenger boy, two shabby men engaged in non-essentialindustries, and a shop girl paused to observe the scene. Time wasnot of the essence to these confirmed sightseers. The shop girl waslate already, so it didn't matter if she was any later; themessenger boy had nothing on hand except a message markedImportant: Rush; and as for the two shabby men, their onlyimmediate plans consisted of a vague intention of getting to somepublic house and leaning against the wall; so George's time wastheir time. One of the pair put his head on one side and said: What ho!; the other picked up a cigar stub from the gutter andbegan to smoke.
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п»їOh, ah, yes, I see what you mean. No, there wasn't anything ofthat sort or shape or order.What were you saying to her, then, that interested her so much?I was explaining how I landed dead on the pin with my spoon out ofa sand-trap at the eleventh hole yesterday. It certainly was apretty ripe shot, considering. I'd sliced into this baby bunker,don't you know; I simply can't keep 'em straight with the ironnowadays--and there the pill was, grinning up at me from the sand. Of course, strictly speaking, I ought to have used a niblick, but--Do you mean to say, Reggie, that, with such an excellentopportunity, you did not ask Maud to marry you?I see what you mean. Well, as a matter of absolute fact, I, as itwere, didn't.Lady Caroline uttered a wordless sound. By the way, mater, said Reggie, I forgot to tell you about that. It's all off.What!Absolutely. You see, it appears there's a chappie unknown for whomMaud has an absolute pash. It seems she met this sportsman up inWales last summer. She was caught in the rain, and he happened tobe passing and rallied round with his rain-coat, and one thing ledto another. Always raining in Wales, what! Good fishing, though,here and there. Well, what I mean is, this cove was so deucedlycivil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He'sthe blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran, with about asmuch chance as a blind man with one arm trying to get out of abunker with a tooth-pick.What perfect nonsense! I know all about that affair. It was just apassing fancy that never meant anything. Maud has got over thatlong ago.She didn't seem to think so.Now, Reggie, said Lady Caroline tensely, please listen to me. You know that the castle will be full of people in a day or two forPercy's coming-of-age, and this next few days may be your lastchance of having a real, long, private talk with Maud. I shall beseriously annoyed if you neglect this opportunity. There is noexcuse for the way you are behaving. Maud is a charming girl--Oh, absolutely! One of the best.Very well, then!But, mater, what I mean to say is--I don't want any more temporizing, Reggie!No, no! Absolutely not! said Reggie dutifully, wishing he knewwhat the word meant, and wishing also that life had not become sofrightfully complex. Now, this afternoon, why should you not take Maud for a long ridein your car?Reggie grew more cheerful. At least he had an answer for that.
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