The Craze of Christina — page 135: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 131 George Jones saw the young lady quite plain; and from what he says to meI should judge her to be one of them ladies as was here last week, which points to serious courting to my mind; not to mention the fact that you have lost your. appetite ai meais—in which case it becomes my duty to give timely notice to Mr. Scrubb of the facts of the case, so that the executors may be prepared to see that my late master’s wishes are not disregarded.” Clifford poured himself outa glass of port with so shaking a hand that a splash fell upon the tablecloth. Docker quietly fetched a glass- cloth from the sideboard behind him and care- fully mopped up the ruby drops. After which he spoke again in a more conciliatory tone: ‘In course, Mr. Clifford, if you can assure me that your intentions is not matrimonial, and that it’s only a bit of fun on your part—why, I knows that young men will be young men, and I will just shut my eyes and see nothing.”’ Clifford uttered a sort of yell of rage and sprang to his feet, overturning the eee of port wine over the table. ‘Get out of my sight, you foul-minded brute —you hound—you cur—you—you—’”’ The sputtering words choked themselves in his mouth so that he could not utter them coher- : COME NOOKS (eo)