The Craze of Christina — page 101: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. — 97 succulent particle into the dear girl’s cup, or perhaps he was assuring her that it was a joy and a delight to him to wait upon her—a pure rapture to do her the very slightest service!— perhaps—Ah! That woman again! And_ her happy thoughts were rudely broken up into a helpless rage, as from some far-away corner she saw Mrs. Bruhen swoop suddenly forward and pounce upon Clifford, and after some few words exchanged between them he accompanied her back into the hall, leaving the disconsolate Maud to finish her tea in’solitude. “Such outrageous proceedings must surely bring their own punishment!’ sputtered Mrs. Ommaney, furiously. “‘How can any modest girl, lask, have a fair chance, with such a hussy as that woman running after the man?’’ Mrs. Leroy agreed that Mrs. Bruhen was a hussy; but as it kad not been her own daughter who was deserted for her, she bore the incident with equanimity not unmingled with secret pleasure. Mrs. Leroy would have been very glad, cer- tainly, to see Mr. Clifford of Esselton safely and satisfactorily engaged to be married, but not to Maud Ommaney. No, he might easily do better for himself than that! It was at this moment when Clifford was Comichooksico