The Craze of Christina — page 60: what you’re looking at

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56 The Craze of Christina. **Oh, that will be the shop assistant,’’ she an- swered, after a moment’s pause. ‘“‘Somebody was telling me yesterday that Miss Ashley has actually set up a shop girl!—got her through an advertisement in the local papers. What can she want with a shop girl, I should like to know!”’ Then Maud proceeded to bring back the con- versation to herself and to her own talents, which was infinitely more interesting to her than talking about Miss Ashley. Clifford listened politely, and answered prettily at intervals—just an appreciative ‘“‘ves,’’ or ‘‘certainly,’’ or ‘‘quite so,’’ now and again was really all that was necessary, for Maud talked on quite happily, laying down the law and explaining and instructing her hearers, and sho quite believed that she was making a most favorable impression on Mr. Clifford, whereas at his heart this polite and smiling young man thought her an odious and ill-natured girl, and heartily wanes that the lunch would come to an end. It was hateful what she had said, too, about that face! For it must be the face that she had meant. A shop girl! oh, no, impossible, perish the unholy thought! He determined that he would go past that Gomiecb (0\(0) sie (€(0)