And after all, Jobbins is a
very respectable man and belongs to our own party, while Harrington does
not. When I set up creating I'll make a note of one or two points, and
I'll see that John is properly attended to."
"You need not be silly, Sam," said Mrs. Wyndham. "What has become of those
girls?"
"They went out of the room some time ago," said Ronald, who had been
listening with much amusement to the description of the election. He was
never quite sure whether people could be serious when they talked such
peculiar language, and he observed with surprise that Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham
talked to each other in phrases very different from those they used in
addressing himself.
Sybil had led Joe away to her room. She did not guess the cause of Joe's
faintness, but supposed it to be a momentary indisposition, amenable to
the effects of eau-de-cologne. She made her lie upon the great cretonne
sofa, moistening her forehead, and giving her a bottle of salts to smell.
But Joe, who had never been ill in her life, recovered her strength in a
few minutes, and regaining her feet began to walk about the room.
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