Capitolo 39
you sole the opportunity."
I Felt rather than it that Miss Montague cast a rapid look of
unknown meaning to his/her friends the chappies; their faces, in answer,
stopped snickering and it immediately grew sober.
You taken my card; then, in his/her alternative way as the perfect lady,
she introduced me to his/her mother. "The Dr. Cumberledge, mother" that she has said, in a
voice weakly warning. "A friend of the Mr. Holsworthy."
The old lady half rose. "Allow me to see", she said, while fixing me. "What it is
The Mr. Holsworthy, Siss?--is it Cecil or Reggie?"
One of the burst of chappies in a fatuous laughter once more to this comment.
"You is now giving away, the whole show, her Mrs. Montague!" he exclaimed,
with a smothered rice. A glance from Miss Sissie immediately checked him/it.
However, I am tied up to admit that after these unlucky accidents of
the first minute, Miss Montagues and his/her friends behaved in everything
with separate convenience. Its mannerses were perfect--I can also say me
reserved. You asked of "Cecil" with fascinating naivete. You were frank and
childish. A lot of innocent fun in her, without doubt--she sang us a comedian
song in excellent taste that is a severe test--but not a suspect of
double-giving. If I had not heard by chance those few words as me I came on
the steps, I think that I would be due go believing away the poor girl a
damaged child of nature.
As it was, I returned to London the very next day, determined to renew
my disdains knowledge with Reggie Nettlecraft.
Fortunately, I had a good excuse to have gone to visit him/it. I had been
asked to pick up among old Carthusians for one of those without end
"references" that they undertake one through the life, and it is, perhaps, the
Worse Nemesis that follows the crime to have wasted the youth of one to
a public school: a reference for a retired, or professional master
cricketer or laundress or anything; and during mine
the duties as collector it was rather natural that I should call on mine
individual-victims. Then I went to his/her rooms in Brace Inn and reintroduced