The Craze of Christina — page 123: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. | 119 It was not a nice afternoon at all, being raw and mist; it did not actually rain, and that was all that could be said about it. “T shall not want you after four o’clock; you can go out then. I can attend to the shop very well by myself.’’ : ‘“When am I to come in again?”’ Miss Ashley considered. “‘Oh—about six o’clock—half-past would be quite safe, I think.”’ “You mean that Mr. Clifford will have gone by then?’’ inquired the secretary with a brutal | frankness. Miss Ashley glanced at her rather vindic- tively. ‘“‘I don’t think I shall keep her,’’ she thought; “‘she puts things so very indelicately, she has no nice tact about her. Besides which, she is really too good-looking!’ Aloud, she said: “‘I was only thinking you would like a nice long time to yourself, Miss Pratt.”’ “Thank you so much. _ Am I to have no tea?’ **I thought perhaps you mend be having tea - with friends.’’ **[ have no friends here.’ ‘‘Oh, well, you can have some tea when you come in, you know. Susan can make you some fresh.’’ comichooks co