Capitolo 56
continuous", without the weakest signal of some human emotion. Alan,
so driven to him, it clumsily admitted bit bit that he was
London street going in front of the end of term because he had succeeded in getting
him in delicate relationships with a lady.
The Dr. Merrick made to turn his/her thumbs, and in an investigated colorless voice,
without relaxing a the muscle of his/her fixed face,
"What kind of lady, please? A lady of the ballet?"
"Oh, no!" Alan cried, while giving a small beginning of horror. "Entirely
different from that. A true lady."
"They is true ladies,--for the more part brought for a long time down
unlucky circumstances", his/her father coldly answered. "As a rule,
indeed, I observe, they is the daughters of cleric."
"This is", Alan responded, while growing warm. "In point of fact, to
prevents Your motto anything that is probable that you repent later, I think
I would do better to mention the name of the lady. It is Miss Herminia Barton the,
Dean of the daughter of Dunwich."
His/her father drew a long breath. The angles of the clear mouth
allowed to fall down for a second and the right, thin eyebrows were
elevated momentarily. But he didn't give any other signal opened of dismay or
amazement.
"That ago a great difference, clearly" to which he has responded, after a
long break. "You are a lady, I admit. And she has been to Girton."
"You have", his/her child answered, while knowing as soon as as to continue.
The Dr. Merrick once more it made to turn his/her thumbs, with external calm for a
minute or two. This was a lot of that it brings trouble in a professional
family.
"And I understand her to say", he followed in a merciless voice,
"The state of the Miss Barton of health is such that you think him/it advisable
immediately to remove her/it--for his/her confinement, to Italy?"
"Exactly so", Alan responded, while swallowing down his/her uneasiness.
His/her father looked fixed to him long and firmly.
"I knew well always, that you are a fool", he finally said with
fatherly innocence; "but I ever knew still you are completely such fool