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Chapter 17

           Wellthen,wellthen?sheasked,somehowexpectingtheotherstogoonwiththeargument,asifinanargumentlikethisonethrewone’sownlittleboltwhichfellshortobviouslyandlefttheotherstocarryiton.Soshelistenedagaintowhattheyweresayingincasetheyshouldthrowanylightuponthequestionoflove.

           "Then,"saidMr.Bankes,"thereisthatliquidtheEnglishcallcoffee."

           "Oh,coffee!"saidMrs.Ramsay.Butitwasmuchratheraquestion(shewasthoroughlyroused,Lilycouldsee,andtalkedveryemphatically)ofrealbutterandcleanmilk.Speakingwithwarmthandeloquence,shedescribedtheiniquityoftheEnglishdairysystem,andinwhatstatemilkwasdeliveredatthedoor,andwasabouttoprovehercharges,forshehadgoneintothematter,whenallroundthetable,beginningwithAndrewinthemiddle,likeafireleapingfromtufttotuftoffurze,herchildrenlaughed;herhusbandlaughed;shewaslaughedat,fire-encircled,andforcedtoveilhercrest,dismountherbatteries,andonlyretaliatebydisplayingtherailleryandridiculeofthetabletoMr.BankesasanexampleofwhatonesufferedifoneattackedtheprejudicesoftheBritishPublic.

           Purposely,however,forshehaditonhermindthatLily,whohadhelpedherwithMr.Tansley,wasoutofthings,sheexemptedherfromtherest;said"Lilyanyhowagreeswithme,"andsodrewherin,alittlefluttered,alittlestartled.(Forshewasthinkingaboutlove.)Theywerebothoutofthings,Mrs.Ramsayhadbeenthinking,bothLilyandCharlesTansley.

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