The Craze of Christina — page 110: what you’re looking at

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106 +The Craze of Christina, especially in connection with her own messages to the host. ‘“You told him what I said, Miss Pratt?’’ ‘‘Word for word, Miss Ashley.”’ ‘That I was kept in my bed with a severe | cold? and that [ hoped he would come and have tea with me to-morrow, when I should cer- tainly be downstairs?”’ **Yes, Miss Ashley.’’ ‘*And he promised to come?”’ Miss Pratt hesitated. She really was not at all certain that he had so promised; his last words had been somewhat puzzling. ‘*Well,’’ she said at last, “‘I am under the im- pression that he consented.’ ‘“‘T am afraid you cannot have made it ‘quite clear to him; doubtless you were nervous.”’ ‘No, really, I was not.”’ ; ‘*Well, I can hardly believe that you were not a little flustered, if, as you say, Mr. Clifford ~ actually took you himself into the tea-room to get you some tea. It was most kind and con- descending of him to take so much notice of — you, but it was meant as a compliment to me, — no doubt.”’ ‘I expect it was.”’ | ‘And it gave you a wonderful opportunity of saying what I desired you to say to him.”’ > ED ‘ yy i L “s