Nor, he would wager, had the heroic Monsieur Valade, who had rescued
her from that life and brought her to England, taught her in that short time all
that Gerald was certain she knew of men. Ann Veronica was much impressed by a mighty trying on and altering and
fussing about Alice’s “things”—Alice was being re-costumed from garret to
cellar, with a walking-dress and walking-boots to measure, and a bride’s costume
of the most ravishing description, and stockings and such like beyond the dreams
of avarice—and a constant and increasing dripping into the house of irrelevant
remarkable objects, such as—
Real lace bedspread;
Gilt travelling clock;
Ornamental pewter plaque;
Salad bowl (silver mounted) and servers;
Madgett’s “English Poets” (twelve volumes), bound purple morocco;
Etc. No matter what they do, always someone to
bolster them up, to lend them money, and to coddle them. "
"Sir Rowland is my brother," resumed Lady Trafford coldly. Wood now re-appeared with a very red face; and, followed by Winifred,
took her seat at the table.
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