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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           ‘Oh!Butwithagentlemanit’ssodifferentandreallyyoulooksoamazinglywellthatyouhavenorighttosayanythingofthekind,while,astome,youknow—oh!’criedFlorawithalittlescream,‘Iamdreadful!’

           ThePatriarch,apparentlynotyetunderstandinghisownpartinthedramaunderrepresentation,glowedwithvacantserenity.

           ‘Butifwetalkofnothavingchanged,’saidFlora,who,whatevershesaid,neveroncecametoafullstop,‘lookatPapa,isnotPapapreciselywhathewaswhenyouwentaway,isn’titcruelandunnaturalofPapatobesuchareproachtohisownchild,ifwegooninthiswaymuchlongerpeoplewhodon’tknowuswillbegintosupposethatIamPapa’sMama!’

           Thatmustbealongtimehence,Arthurconsidered.

           ‘OhMrClennamyouinsincerestofcreatures,’saidFlora,‘Iperceivealreadyyouhavenotlostyouroldwayofpayingcompliments,youroldwaywhenyouusedtopretendtobesosentimentallystruckyouknow—atleastIdon’tmeanthat,I—ohIdon’tknowwhatImean!’HereFloratitteredconfusedly,andgavehimoneofheroldglances.

           ThePatriarch,asifhenowbegantoperceivethathispartinthepiecewastogetoffthestageassoonasmightbe,rose,andwenttothedoorbywhichPanckshadworkedout,hailingthatTugbyname.HereceivedananswerfromsomelittleDockbeyond,andwastowedoutofsightdirectly.

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