Capitolo 24
Malcolm, an old crusty gentleman of the ancient school was knighted
in the Burma, or in the proximities, for a raid succeeded on naked natives, on
anything that has called the frontier of Shan. When he was grown grey
in the service of his/her Regina and country, besides earning him
incidentally a very decent pension, he acquired gout and it went to his
from very remains in Green Kensal Cimitero. He left his/her wife with a daughter,
and the only pretense to a title in ours otherwise faultless family.
My cousin Daphne is a very beautiful girl, with those mannerses I calm, calm
what they often develop him later in the life in really genuine love and indeed
depth of character. Shock they don't admire him; they accuse him to them of being
"heavy." But she can live without fools; she has a fine, he/she strongly built
you show up, a right carriage, a great and wide forehead, a fixed chin,
and characteristics that, although clear and well-shaped, it is still
delicate in contour and sensitive in expression. Very young men rarely
takes to Daphne: desired inanity misses her. But she has mind rest,,
and female tenderness. Indeed, if she had not been my cousin, me almost
you think it is probable that I would have been tried once to fall in love me of her.
When I reached Gloucester Terrace, in this particular afternoon I founded,
Hilda Wade there in front of me. You had had lunch to my aunt, in fact. It
it was his "day out" to St. Nathaniel, and she had come to round to spend him/it
with Daphne Tepping. I had introduced her first to the house of the duration,
and my cousin and she had immediately struck on a near knowledge.
Their temperaments were comprehensive; Daphne admired the depth of Hilda and
you reserve, while Hilda admired the serious grace of Daphne and self-control her,
the perfect liberty from the current affectations. You neither foolishly laughed neither it imitated
Ibsenism.
A third person stepped backwards in the room when I entered--a tall and
young rather jerry-built, with a rather long and solemn face, as
an initial phase in the evolution of a Don Quixote. I gave a good look