Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . pened, and in came agroup of guests, with a gush of talk anda rustling of silks and satins. Everybody was gathered; dinner hadbeen announced; and the white-hairedand gouty Lord Grosville was in a stateof seething impatience that not eventhe mild-voiced Dean of the neighbor-ing cathedral, engaged in complimentinghim on his speech at the Diocesan Con-ference, could restrain. Adelina, need we wait any longer ?said •the master of the house, turning anangry eye upon his wife. Certainly not; she has had ampletime, said Lady Grosville,
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . pened, and in came agroup of guests, with a gush of talk anda rustling of silks and satins. Everybody was gathered; dinner hadbeen announced; and the white-hairedand gouty Lord Grosville was in a stateof seething impatience that not eventhe mild-voiced Dean of the neighbor-ing cathedral, engaged in complimentinghim on his speech at the Diocesan Con-ference, could restrain. Adelina, need we wait any longer ?said •the master of the house, turning anangry eye upon his wife. Certainly not; she has had ampletime, said Lady Grosville, and rang thebell beside her. Suddenly there was a whirlwind ofnoise in the hall—the angry barking of asmall dog, the sound of a girls voicelaughing and scolding, the swish of silkskirts. A scandalized butler, obeyingLady Grosvilles summons, threw the dooropen; and in burst Lady Kitty. Oh! Im so sorry! said the new-comer in a tone of despair. But Icouldnt leave him up-stairs, Aunt Lina!Hed eaten one of my shoes, and begunupon the other. And Julies afraid of. A SLIM GIRL IN WHITE AT THE FAR END OF THE LARGE ROOM THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM ASHE. 217 him. He bit her last week. May hesit on my knee? I know I can keephim quiet! Every conversation in the librarystopped. Twenty amazed persons turnedto look. They beheld a slim girl in whiteat the far end of the large room strug-gling with a gray terrier puppy which sheheld under her arm, and turning ap-pealing eyes towards Lady Grosville. Thedog, half frightened, half fierce, wasbarking furiously. Lady Kittys voicecould hardly be heard through the din,and she was crimson with the effort tocontrol her charge. Her lips laughed;her eyes implored. And to add to theeffect of the apparition, a markedstrangeness of dress was at once per-ceived by all the English eyes turnedupon her. Lady Kitty was robed in theextreme of French fashion, which at thatmoment was a fashion of flounces; shewas extremely decolletee; and her fairabundant hair, carri
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