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Chapter 8. The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’

           Thenotionofhermanaging!PapaMeagles!Don’t!’

           ‘Well,ma’am,’saidMrMeagles,gravely,‘Iamsorrytoadmit,then,thatHenrycertainlydoesanticipatehismeans.’

           ‘Mydeargoodman—Iusenoceremonywithyou,becauseweareakindofrelations;—positively,MamaMeagles,’exclaimedMrsGowancheerfully,asiftheabsurdcoincidencethenflasheduponherforthefirsttime,‘akindofrelations!Mydeargoodman,inthisworldnoneofuscanhaveeverythingourownway.’

           Thisagainwenttotheformerpoint,andshowedMrMeagleswithallgoodbreedingthat,sofar,hehadbeenbrilliantlysuccessfulinhisdeepdesigns.MrsGowanthoughtthehitsogoodaone,thatshedweltuponit;repeating‘Noteverything.No,no;inthisworldwemustnotexpecteverything,PapaMeagles.’

           ‘AndmayIask,ma’am,’retortedMrMeagles,alittleheightenedincolour,‘whodoesexpecteverything?’

           ‘Oh,nobody,nobody!’saidMrsGowan.‘Iwasgoingtosay—butyouputmeout.YouinterruptingPapa,whatwasIgoingtosay?’

           Droopingherlargegreenfan,shelookedmusinglyatMrMeagleswhileshethoughtaboutit;aperformancenottendingtothecoolingofthatgentleman’sratherheatedspirits.

           ‘Ah!Yes,tobesure!’saidMrsGowan.‘Youmustrememberthatmypoorfellowhasalwaysbeenaccustomedtoexpectations.Theymayhavebeenrealised,ortheymaynothavebeenrealised—’

           ‘Letussay,then,maynothavebeenrealised,’observedMrMeagles.

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