The Craze of Christina — page 152: what you’re looking at

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148 The Craze of Christina. “Kindly moderate your epithets, Miss Ash- ley. You are becoming somewhat offensive, you know.”’ “Offensive! I hope I am offensive, as an hon- est woman ought to be to a creature like you!”’ ‘““My good woman—my honest woman, for heaven’s sake, leave off raving like a lunatic, and say out what you are driving at! What on earth have I done?’ ‘“‘Oh, don’t ask me what you have done; | shudder even to think of it! Where were you, pray, on Monday afternoon?” ‘*I was out, as you know, I went for a walk in Esselton Park. *‘And I suppose you will dare to tell me next that you were walking alone?’ ‘‘Certainly I shall not. I was not alone.” ‘Then who, I ask, who was with youP”’ “Mr. Clifford.”’ ‘“You dare to admit it?”’ Miss Pratt laughed outright at this. ‘“‘My dear Miss Ashley, do try and calm yourself; you will really have a fit if you go on like this. Did I ever tell you that Mr. Clifford was not with me?’’ | ‘‘And I suppose you never met this gentle- man before you came here?’ ‘*Never.”’ comicbooks:com