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     With the suspicion which this conversation aroused fresh in my mind�察�

it was curious to hear Pamela laugh�察�as she said to me on the afternoon of 

the same day�此�

     ;Aren't   Sir   Gilbert   and Audrey   Liston   funny�拭      �I   tell   you   what�察  �Mr。 

Wynne�察�I believe they're writing a novel together。; 



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     ;Perhaps Chillington's giving her the materials for one�察─�I suggested。 

     ;I   shouldn't   think�察─  �observed   Pamela   in   her   dispassionate   way�察   �that 

anything very interesting had ever happened to him。; 

     ;I thought you liked him�察─�I remarked humbly。 

     ;So I do。     What's that got to do with it�拭─�asked Pamela。 

     It was beyond question that Chillington enjoyed Miss Liston's society�察�

the   interest   she   showed   in   him   was   incense   to   his   nostrils。  I   used   to 

overhear fragments of his ideas about himself which he was revealing in 

answer to her tactful inquiries。         But neither was it doubtful that he had by 

no means lost his relish for Pamela's lighter talk�察�in fact�察�he seemed to turn 

to   her   with   some    reliefperhaps     it  is  refreshing   to  escape    from    self´ 

analysis�察  �even   when   the   process   is  conducted   in the pleasantest   possible 

mannerand the hours which Miss Liston gave to work were devoted by 

Chillington      to  maintaining      his   cordial   relations    with   the  lady    whose 

comfortable and not over´ tragical disposal was taxing Miss Liston's skill。 

For she had definitely decided all her plotshe told me so a few days later。 

     It was all planned out�察�nay�察�the scene in which the truth as to his own 

feelings bursts on Sir Gilbert ��I forget at the moment what name the novel 

gave   him��   was�察  �I   understood�察  �actually   written�察  �the   shallow   girl   was   to 

experience   nothing   worse   than   a   wound   to   her   vanity�察  �and   was   to   turn�察�

with   as   much   alacrity   as   decency   allowed�察  �to   the   substitute   whom   Miss 

Liston had now provided。            All this was poured into my sympathetic ear�察�

and   I   say   sympathetic   in   all   sincerity�察  �for�察  �although   I   may   occasionally 

treat Miss Liston's literary efforts with less than proper respect�察�she herself 

was my friend�察�and the conviction under which she was now living would�察�

I knew�察�unless it were justified�察�bring her into much of that unhappiness in 

which one generally found her heroine plunged about the end of Volume II。 

The heroine generally got out all right�察�and the knowledge that she would 

enabled the reader to preserve cheerfulness。               But would poor little Miss 

Liston get out�拭      �I was none too sure of it。 

     Suddenly a change came in the state of affairs。                Pamela produced it。 

It   must   have   struck   her   that   the   increasing   intimacy   of   Miss   Liston   and 

Chillington might become something other than ;funny。; 



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     To put it briefly and metaphorically�察�she whistled her dog back to her 

heels。    I   am   not   skilled   in   understanding   or   describing   the   artifices   of 

ladies�察�but   even   I   saw   the transformation   in   Pamela。       She   put   forth   her 

strength and put on her prettiest gowns�察�she refused to take her place in the 

sea´saw      of  society   which     Chillington     had   recently   established     for  his 

pleasure。     If   he   spent   an  hour   with    Miss   Liston�察   �Pamela   would      have 

nothing   of   him   for   a   day�察  �she   met   his   attentions   with   scorn   unless   they 

were   undivided。       Chillington   seemed   at   first   puzzled�察  �I   believe   that   he 

never regarded his talks with Miss Liston in other than a business point of 

view�察  �but   directly   he   understood   that   Pamela   claimed   him�察  �and   that   she 

was   prepared�察  �in   case   he   did   not   obey   her   call�察  �to   establish   a   grievance 

against him�察�he lost no time in manifesting his obedience。                    A whole day 

passed   in   which�察  �to   my   certain   knowledge�察  �he   was   not   alone   a   moment 

with Miss Liston�察�and did not�察�save at the family meals�察�exchange a word 

with her。     As he walked off with Pamela�察�Miss Liston's eyes followed him 

in wistful longing�察�she stole away upstairs and did not come down till five 

o'clock。     Then�察�finding me strolling about with a cigarette�察�she joined me。 

     ;Well�察�how goes the book�拭─�I asked。 

     ;I haven't done much to it just lately�察─�she answered�察�in a low voice。 

;Iit'sI don't quite know what to do with it。; 

     ;I thought you'd settled�拭─�

     ;So I had�察�butoh�察�don't let's talk about it�察�Mr。 Wynne� ─�

     But a moment later she went on talking about it。 

     ;I don't know why I should make it end happily�察─�she said。                    ;I'm sure 

life isn't always happy�察�is it�拭─�

     ;Certainly not�察─�I answered。           ;You mean your man might stick to the 

shallow girl after all�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�I just heard her whisper。 

     ;And be miserable afterward�拭─�I pursued。 

     ;I don't know�察─�said Miss Liston。           ;Perhaps he wouldn't。; 

     ;Then you must make him shallow himself。; 

     ;I can't do that�察─�she said quickly。         ;Oh�察�how difficult it is� ─�

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withbut   I   think   she   meant   also   the   way  of   the   world   which   does   not 

make me withdraw my assent。             I left her walking up and down in front of 

the   drawing´room       windows�察     �a  rather  forlorn    little  figure�察 �thrown    into 

distinctness by the cold rays of the setting sun。 

     All was not over yet。       That evening Chillington broke away。              Led by 

vanity�察  �or   interest�察  �or   friendliness�察  �I   know   not   whichtired   may   be   of 

paying   court   ��the   attitude   in   which   Pamela   kept   him���察  �and   thinking   it 

would be pleasant to play the other part for a whileafter dinner he went 

straight to Miss Liston�察�talked to her while we had coffee on the terrace�察�

and then walked about with her。            Pamela sat by me�察�she was very silent�察�

she did not appear to be angry�察�but her handsome mouth wore a resolute 

expression。      Chillington and Miss Liston wandered on into the shrubbery�察�

and did not come into sight again for nearly half an hour。 

     ;I think it's cold�察─�said Pamela�察�in her cool�察�quiet tones。           ;And it's also�察�

Mr。 Wynne�察�rather slow。         I shall go to bed。; 

     I thought it   a little impertinent of Pamela to   attribute the ;slowness; 

��which had undoubtedly existed�� to me�察�so I took my revenge by saying 

with an assumption of innocence purposely and obviously unreal�此�

     ;Oh�察    �but   won't   you    wait   and    bid  Miss    Liston    and    Chillington 

goodnight�拭─�

     Pamela looked at me for a moment。             I made bold to smile。 

     Pamela's face broke slowly into an answering smile。 

     ;I don't know what you mean�察�Mr。 Wynne�察─�said she。 

     ;No�拭─�said I。 

     ;No�察─  �said   Pamela�察  �and   she   turned   away。    But   before   she   went   she 

looked over her shoulder�察�and still smiling�察�said�察 �Wish Miss Liston good´ 

night for me�察�Mr。 Wynne。          Anything I have to say to Sir Gilbert will wait 

very well till to´morrow。; 

     She had hardly gone in when the wanderers came out of the shrubbery 

and    rejoined    me。   Chillington      wore   his   usual   passive   look�察  �but   Miss 

Liston's    face   was   happy    and   radiant。    Chillington     passed    on  into   the 

drawing room。        Miss Liston lingered a moment by me。 

     ;Why�察  �you   look�察─  �said   I�察   �as   if   you'd   invented   the   finest   scene   ever 



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written。; 

     She   did   not   answer   me   directly�察  �but   stood   looking   up   at   the   stars。 

Then she said�察�in a dreamy tone�此�

     ;I think I shall stick to my old idea in the book。; 

     As she spoke�察 �Chillington came out。              Even   in the dim  light I saw  a 

frown on his face。 

     ;I say�察�Wynne�察─�said he�察 �where's Miss Myles�拭─�

     ;She's   gone   to   bed�察─  �I   answered。     ;She   told   me   to   wish   you   good 

night for her�察�Miss Liston。         No message for you�察�Chillington。; 

     Miss Liston's eyes were on him。             He took no notice of her�察�he stood 

frowning   for   an   instant�察 �then�察  �with some   muttered   ejaculation�察  �he   strode 

back into the house。         We heard his heavy tread across the drawing room�察�

we heard   the   door   slammed behind   him�察 �and   I found   myself   looking on 

Miss Liston's altered face。 

     ;What does he want her for�察�I wonder� ─�she said�察�in an agitation that 

made my presence�察�my thoughts�察�my suspicions�察�nothing to her。                      ;He said 

nothing to me about wanting to speak to her to´ night。;                  And she walked 

slowly into the house�察�her eyes on the ground�察�and all the light gone from 

her face�察�and the joy dead in it。          Whereupon I�察�left alone�察�began to rail at 

the   gods   that   a   dear�察  �silly   little   soul   like   Miss   Liston   should   bother   her 

poor�察�silly little head about a hulking fool�察�in which reflections I did�察�of 

course�察  �immense   injustice   not   only   to   an   eminent   author�察  �but   also   to   a 

perfectly     honorable�察    �though    somewhat     
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