The Opposite House: A Novel — page 231: what you’re looking at

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220 The Opposite House. She tapped his cheek lightly with her fan, then turned to the young baroness : “FRorgive him, Marie! He is often still a mere child, who hesitates at nothing. But I rejoice that he is still unspoiled. We so rarely find that among young menof the presentday. You will be satisfied with him 1n otherrespects. My Hasso is considered a finished cavalier. He sings delightfully, is a very fair artist, and the ladies here go into raptures over him. Isn’t that true, Hasso? And it doesn’t make him the least bit vain. He is always the same— agreeable to every one. People envy me this son. Have you been talking long? It grew rather late. I had several letters to finish; but I hope tea has been brought to you ?” The young count had at last risen with a heavy sigh, and clattered on exaggeratedly high heels to the mirror. “Count Hasso offered me some of his delicious fruit,” said Marie, smiling. ‘‘He had so much of it that we were in no danger of starving.”’ “What? ‘Count Hasso?’ Surely, child, you will not address your cousin so formally?” cried the countess, in horror. ‘‘ Why, that’s an unheard-of thing. Come here, my dear; shake hands, and call each other ‘thou,’ as you ought.” ‘“T’ve already offered her my hand, mamma,” cried the heir of Raveneck; “but Marie would not ComicboOoks.c© 5}