第60章

”Don’tyouevertellmewhereI’mburied，”hesaidsuddenly。”Ishan’twanttoknow。”Andheturnedfromthewindow。Thereshewent，theoldQueen；she’dhadalotofanxiety——she’dbegladtobeoutofit，heshouldthink！

Emilytookupthehair-brushes。”There’llbejusttimetobrushyourhead，”shesaid，”beforetheycome。Youmustlookyourbest，James。””Ah！”mutteredJames；”theysayshe’spretty。”

Themeetingwithhisnewdaughter-in-lawtookplaceinthedining-room。Jameswasseatedbythefirewhenshewasbroughtin。

Heplaced，hishandsonthearmsofthechairandslowlyraisedhimself。Stoopingandimmaculateinhisfrock-coat，thinasalineinEuclid，hereceivedAnnette’shandinhis；andtheanxiouseyesofhisfurrowedface，whichhadlostitscolournow，doubtedaboveher。Alittlewarmthcameintothemandintohischeeks，refractedfromherbloom。”Howareyou?”hesaid。”You’vebeentoseetheQueen，Isuppose?

Didyouhaveagoodcrossing?”

Inthiswayhegreetedherfromwhomhehopedforagrandsonofhisname。

Gazingathim，soold，thin，white，andspotless，AnnettemurmuredsomethinginFrenchwhichJamesdidnotunderstand。”Yes，yes，”hesaid，”youwantyourlunch，Iexpect。Soames，ringthebell；wewon’twaitforthatchapDartie。”Butjustthentheyarrived。Dartiehadrefusedtogooutofhiswaytosee’theoldgirl。’Withanearlycocktailbesidehim，hehadtakena’squint’

fromthesmoking-roomoftheIseeum，sothatWinifredandImogenhadbeenobligedtocomebackfromtheParktofetchhimthence。

HisbrowneyesrestedonAnnettewithastareofalmoststartledsatisfaction。ThesecondbeautythatfellowSoameshadpickedup！

Whatwomencouldseeinhim！Well，shewouldplayhimthesametrickastheother，nodoubt；butinthemeantimehewasaluckydevil！Andhebrusheduphismoustache，havinginninemonthsofGreenStreetdomesticityregainedalmostallhisfleshandhisassurance。DespitethecomfortableeffortsofEmily，Winifred’scomposure，Imogen’senquiringfriendliness，Dartie’sshowing-off，andJames’solicitudeaboutherfood，itwasnot，Soamesfelt，asuccessfullunchforhisbride。Hetookherawayverysoon。”ThatMonsieurDartie，”saidAnnetteinthecab，”jen’aimepascetype-la！””No，byGeorge！”saidSoames。”Yoursisterisvereeamiable，andthegirlispretty。Yourfatherisvereeold。Ithinkyourmotherhastroublewithhim；Ishouldnotliketobeher。”

Soamesnoddedattheshrewdness，theclearhardjudgmentinhi

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