selfifyou'llkindlylendmeahand,"saidMr.Salvin.
"Youshallsitbymymother,"saidClara."Everybodyseemstocomeinhere….Mr.Calthorp,letmeintroduceyoutoMissEdwards."
"AreyougoingawayforChristmas?"saidMr.Calthorp.
"Ifmybrothergetshisleave,"saidMissEdwards.
"Whatregimentishein?"saidMr.Calthorp.
"TheTwentiethHussars,"saidMissEdwards.
"Perhapsheknowsmybrother?"saidMr.Calthorp.
"IamafraidIdidnotcatchyourname,"saidMissEdwards.
"Calthorp,"saidMr.Calthorp.
"Butwhatproofwastherethatthemarriageservicewasactuallyperformed?"saidMr.Crosby.
"ThereisnoreasontodoubtthatCharlesJamesFox…"Mr.BurleybeganbuthereMrs.Strettontoldhimthatsheknewhissisterwellhadstayedwithhernotsixweeksagoandthoughtthehousecharming,butbleakinwinter.
"Goingaboutasgirlsdonowadays—"saidMrs.Forster.
Mr.Bowleylookedroundhim,andcatchingsightofRoseShawmovedtowardsher,threwouthishands,andexclaimed:"Well!"
"Nothing!"shereplied."Nothingatall—thoughIleftthemalonetheentireafternoononpurpose."
"Dearme,dearme,"saidMr.Bowley."IwillaskJimmytobreakfast."
"Butwhocouldresisther?"criedRoseShaw."DearestClara—Iknowwemustn'ttrytostopyou…"
"YouandMr.Bowleyaretalkingdreadfulgossip,Iknow,"saidClara.
"Lifeiswicked—lifeisdetestable!"criedRoseShaw.
"There'snotmuchtobesaidforthissortofthing,isthere?"saidTimothyDurranttoJacob.
"Womenlikeit."
"Likewhat?"saidCharlotteWilding,cominguptothem.
"Wherehaveyoucomefrom?"saidTimothy."Diningsomewhere,Isuppose."
"Idon'tseewhynot,"saidCharlotte.
"Peoplemustgodownstairs,"saidClara,passing."TakeCharlotte,Timothy.Howd'youdo,Mr.Flanders."
"Howd'youdo,Mr.Flanders,"saidJuliaEliot,holdingoutherhand."What'sbeenhappeningtoyou?"
/*"WhoisSilvia?whatisshe?Thatallourswainscommendher?"*/
sangElsbethSiddons.
Everyonestoodwheretheywere,orsatdownifachairwasempty.
"Ah,"sighedClara,whostoodbesideJacob,