The Craze of Christina — page 57: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 53 him; ‘‘youth, money, position!—he is the very man for Maud!’ Maud doubtless thought so too, for she spared no pains to make herself agreeable to the guest. With her usual fearlessness and directness of speech, she plunged at once into the some- what delicate subject of the restorations at Esselton. **So you have got old George Jones to do for you after all, I hear? Why on earth didn’t you come and have a talk to me first, Mr. Clifford? I’ve made household art my study for years. i send designs of furniture and wall papers to many of the leading ladies’ papers; didn’t mamma tell you?’’ “Yes, indeed she did, Miss Ommuaney, and I was really sorry, but you see——”’ “Oh, don’t apologize! it’s of no consequence. Only it’s a pity, because I could have put you in the right way; but if you like George Jones best, why,_there’s no more to be said! I’m afraid he will give you a lot of trouble though.”’ “The ladies in this neighborhood seem all to know a great deal about house decorations,” observed Clifford. ‘“‘Well, you see, it’s one of the modern crazes, everybody talks about it nowadays; but many Comichooksnco