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Chapter 10
’IwassayingtoSirClifford,itwoulddoherladyshipaworldofgoodifshe’dgooutamongpeoplemore.’
’Yes,I’mgladIwent,andsuchaquaintdearcheekybaby,Clifford,’saidConnie.’It’sgothairjustlikespider-webs,andbrightorange,andtheoddest,cheekiest,pale-bluechinaeyes.Ofcourseit’sagirl,oritwouldn’tbesobold,bolderthananylittleSirFrancisDrake.’
’You’reright,myLady--aregularlittleFlint.Theywerealwaysaforwardsandy-headedfamily,’saidMrsBolton.
’Wouldn’tyouliketoseeit,Clifford?I’veaskedthemtoteaforyoutoseeit.’
’Who?’heasked,lookingatConnieingreatuneasiness.
’MrsFlintandthebaby,nextMonday.’
’Youcanhavethemtoteaupinyourroom,’hesaid.
’Why,don’tyouwanttoseethebaby?’shecried.
’Oh,I’llseeit,butIdon’twanttositthroughatea-timewiththem.’
’Oh,’criedConnie,lookingathimwithwideveiledeyes.
Shedidnotreallyseehim,hewassomebodyelse.
’Youcanhaveanicecosyteaupinyourroom,myLady,andMrsFlintwillbemorecomfortablethanifSirCliffordwasthere,’saidMrsBolton.
ShewassureConniehadalover,andsomethinginhersoulexulted.Butwhowashe?Whowashe?PerhapsMrsFlintwouldprovideaclue.
Conniewouldnottakeherbaththisevening.Thesenseofhisfleshtouchingher,hisverystickinessuponher,wasdeartoher,andinasenseholy.
Cliffordwasveryuneasy.Hewouldnotlethergoafterdinner,andshehadwantedsomuchtobealone.Shelookedathim,butwascuriouslysubmissive.
