"Do you think we are to
be disturbed in this way? Make less noise, hussies, or I'll turn you out of the
Lodge. He
had had five children at irregular intervals, of whom Ann Veronica was the
youngest, so that as a parent he came to her perhaps a little practised and jaded
and inattentive; and he called her his “little Vee,” and patted her unexpectedly
and disconcertingly, and treated her promiscuously as of any age between eleven
and eight-and-twenty. If he had imagined Melusine
would be hampered by her petticoats, he was disappointed. I can’t. In the old days he had been
something of an athlete—a runner, an oarsman, and a crack at tennis. ”
“I won’t keep you very long, daddy,” said Ann Veronica. Finally she fell into reflection. “All day. The likeness was
ridiculous. Girls
who had envied her former position as John’s amour
passed no opportunity to utter cryptic remarks as she sat
in Study Hall, walked down hallways, or rinsed her hands
in the bathroom. ’ All at once Mrs Sindlesham looked
across at him, a sharp question in her eyes. Madame shrugged. But in this posture he fared worse than ever.
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