The Craze of Christina — page 64: what you’re looking at

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60 The Craze of Christina. Jones after all, who will just ruin your nice old house for you!—you dreadful Philistine!”’ “Tam afraid I am a Philistine,’’ admitted Clifford ruefully. ‘Tam afraid you are! But never mind, we must just make the best of you as you are. Where have you been to-day, pray?”’ **1 have been lunching with the Ommaneys,’’ admitted Clifford. ‘‘Oho! so that’s the game, is it? How on earth did she induce you to go?”’ ‘‘Well, you see, she just picked me up in the wagonette this morning and carried me off. I had no time to protest,’’ laughed Clifford. ‘What a master stroke! Well, and what did you think of ‘my Maud’? Isn’t she a caution?”’ ‘She struck me as being a little ill-natured.”’ ‘‘Tll-natured! I believe you; her tongue is vinegar! They are horrid people altogether, the Ommaneys, I think; the universal mother is always trying to catch some wretched man, and the girls are so silly and so conceited; don’t go there again, Mr. Clifford.”’ ‘‘Well, I suppose you will say I’ve done wrong, but I have invited them Bu to tea with me on Saturday.” Mrs. Bruhen’s eyes opened. ‘My goodness!’’ she ejaculated, ‘‘you have Comichooks.co