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appropriate。 

     ;I   shall   preach�察─  �said   Mr。   Ives   thoughtfully�察   �on   the   opportunities   of 

wealth。; 

     This   resolution   he   carried   out   on   the   next   day   but   one�察  �that   being   a 

Sunday。       I had the pleasure of sitting next to Miss Trix�察�and I watched her 

with   some   interest   as   Mr。   Ives   developed   his   theme。        I   will   not   try   to 

reproduce the sermon�察�which would have seemed by no means a bad one 

had any of our party been able to ignore the personal application which we 

read into it�察�for its main burden was no other than thisthat wealth should 



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be   used   by   those   who   were   fortunate   enough   to   possess   it   ��here   Trix 

looked down and fidgeted with her Prayer´book�� as a means of promoting 

greater union between themselves and the less richly endowed�察�and notas�察�

alas� �had too often been the caseas though it were a new barrier set up 

between them and their fellow´creatures ��here Miss Trix blushed slightly�察�

and had recourse to her smelling´bottle��。            ;You�察─�said the curate�察�waxing 

rhetorical as he addressed an imaginary�察�but bloated�察�capitalist�察 �have no 

more right to your money than I have。             It is intrusted to you to be shared 

with    me。;    At   this   point  I   heard   Lady   Queenborough   sniff   and     Algy 

Stanton snigger。       I stole a glance at Trix and detected a slight waver in the 

admirable lines of her mouth。 

     ;A very good sermon�察�didn't you think�拭─�I said to her�察�as we walked 

home。 

     ;Oh�察�very� ─�she replied demurely。 

     ;Ah�察�if we followed all we heard in church� ─�I sighed。 

     Miss    Trix   walked    in  silence   for  a  few   yards。    By    dint   of  never 

becoming anything else�察�we had become very good friends�察�and presently 

she remarked�察�quite confidentially�此�

     ;He's very silly�察�isn't he�拭─�

     ;Then you ought to snub him�察─�I said severely。 

     ;So I dosometimes。        He's rather amusing�察�though。; 

     ;Of course�察�if you're prepared to make the sacrifice involved; 

     ;Oh�察�what nonsense� ─�

     ;Then you've no business to amuse yourself with him。; 

     ;Dear�察�dear� �how moral you are� ─�said Trix。 

     The   next   development   in   the   situation   was   this�此  �My   cousin   Dora 

received   a   letter   from   the   Marquis   of   Newhaven�察  �with   whom   she   was 

acquainted�察  �praying   her   to   allow   him   to   run   down   to   Poltons   for   a   few 

days�察�he reminded her that she had once given him a general invitation�察�if 

it   would    not   be   inconvenientand       so  forth。    The    meaning      of  this 

communication did not�察�of course�察�escape my cousin�察�who had witnessed 

the writer's attentions to Trix in the preceding season�察�nor did it escape the 

rest of us ��who had talked over the said attentions at the club�� when she 



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told us about it�察�and announced that Lord Newhaven would arrive in the 

middle of the next day。        Trix affected dense unconsciousness�察�her mother 

allowed   herself   a   mysterious   smilewhich�察  �however�察  �speedily   vanished 

when the curate ��he was taking lunch with us�� observed in a cheerful tone�此�

     ;Newhaven�        �Oh�察�I remember the chap at the Houseplowed twice in 

Smallsstumpy   fellow�察  �isn't   he�拭     �Not   a   bad   chap�察  �though�察  �you   know�察�

barring his looks。      I'm glad he's coming。; 

     ;You   won't   be   soon�察  �young   man�察─  �Lady   Queenborough's   angry   eye 

seemed to say。 

     ;I remember him�察─�pursued Jack�察 �awfully smitten with a tobacconist's 

daughter      in  the   Cornoh�察    �it's  all  RIGHT�察    �Lady    Queenboroughshe 

wouldn't look at him。; 

     This quasi apology was called forth by the fact of Lady Queenborough 

pushing back her chair and making for the door。               It did not at all appease 

her to hear of the scorn of the tobacconist's daughter。            She glanced sternly 

at   Jack   and   disappeared。    He   turned   to   Trix   and   reminded   herwithout 

diffidence and coram populo�察�as his habit wasthat she had promised him 

a stroll in the west wood。 

     What happened on that stroll I do not know�察�but meeting Miss Trix on 

the stairs later in the afternoon�察�I ventured to remark�此�

     ;I hope you broke it to him gently�察�Miss Queenborough�拭─�

     ;I don't know what you mean�察─�replied Trix haughtily。 

     ;You were out nearly two hours�察─�said I。 

     ;Were we�拭─�asked Trix�察�with a start。             ;Good gracious�        �Where was 

mamma�察�Mr。 Wynne�拭─�

     ;On the lawnwatch in hand。; 

     Miss Trix   went   slowly  upstairs�察  �and   there  is   not   the  least   doubt   that 

something   serious passed   between   her  and   her  mother�察  �for  both   of   them 

were    in  the   most   atrocious    of  humors    that   evening。    Fortunately�察    �the 

curate was not there�察�he had a Bible class。 

     The next day Lord Newhaven arrived。              I found him on the lawn when 

I   strolled   up�察  �after   a   spell   of   letter´writing�察  �about   four   o'clock。 Lawn 

tennis was the order of the day�察�and we were all in flannels。 



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     ;Oh�察�here's Mark� ─�cried Dora�察�seeing me。              ;Now�察�Mark�察�you and Mr。 

Ives   had   better   play   against   Trix   and   Lord   Newhaven。     That'll   make   a 

very good set。; 

     ;No�察�no�察�Mrs。 Polton�察─�said Jack Ives。           ;They wouldn't have a chance。 

Look here�察�I'll play with Miss Queenborough against Lord Newhaven and 

Wynne。; 

     Newhavenwhose            appearance�察      �by    the     way�察    �though      hardly 

distinguished�察�was not quite so unornamental as the curate had led us to 

expectlooked        slightly   displeased�察   �but   Jack    gave    him    no   time   for 

remonstrance。       He whisked Trix off and began to serve all in a moment。 

I   had   a   vision   of   Lady   Queenborough   approaching   from  the   house   with 

face aghast。      The set went on�察�and�察�owing entirely to Newhaven's absurd 

chivalry in sending all the balls to Jack Ives instead of following the well´ 

known maxim to ;pound away at the lady�察─�they beat us。                   Jack wiped his 

brow�察�strolled up to the tea table with Trix�察�and remarked in exultant tones�此�

     ;We make a perfect couple�察�Miss Queenborough�察�we ought never to be 

separated。; 

     Dora   did   not   ask   the   curate   to   dinner   that   night�察  �but   he   dropped   in 

about   nine   o'clock   to   ask   her   opinion   as   to   the   hymns   on   Sunday�察  �and 

finding Miss Trix and Newhaven in the small drawing room�察�he sat down 

and talked to them。        This was too much for Trix�察�she had treated him very 

kindly and had allowed him to amuse her�察�but it was impossible to put up 

with presumption of that kind。          Difficult as it was to discourage Mr。 Ives�察�

she did it�察�and he went away with a disconsolate�察�puzzled expression。                    At 

the last moment�察�however�察�Trix so far relented as to express a hope that he 

was coming to tennis to´morrow�察�at which he brightened up a little。                    I do 

not wish to be uncharitableleast of all to a charming young lady´but my 

opinion is that Miss Trix did not wish to set the curate altogether adrift。                I 

think�察  �however�察  �that   Lady   Queenborough   must   have   spoken   again�察  �for 

when Jack did come to tennis�察�Trix treated him with most freezing civility 

and   a   hardly   disguised   disdain�察  �and   devoted   herself   to   Lord   Newhaven 

with   as   much   assiduity   as   her   mother   could   wish。    We   men�察  �over   our 

pipes�察�expressed the opinion that Jack Ives' little hour of sunshine was past�察�



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and that nothing was left to us but to look on at the prosperous�察�uneventful 

course    of   Lord   Newhaven's      wooing。     Trix   had   had   her  fun   ��so  Algy 

Stanton bluntly phrased it�� and would now settle down to business。 

     ;I   believe�察  �though�察─  �he   added�察   �that   she   likes   the   curate   a   bit�察  �you 

know。; 

     During the whole of the next dayWednesdayJack Ives kept away�察�

he had�察�apparently�察�accepted the inevitable�察�and was healing his wounded 

heart by a strict attention to his parochial duties。         Newhaven remarked on 

his absence with an air of relief�察�and Miss Trix treated it as a matter of no 

importance�察      �Lady    Queenborough        was    all  smiles�察  �and    Dora    Polton 

restricted herself to exclaiming�察�as I sat by her at tea�察�in a low tone and a 

propos of nothing in particular�察 �Oh�察�wellpoor Mr。 Ives� ─�

     But   on   Thursday   there   occurred   an   event�察  �the   significance   of   which 

passed at the moment unperceived�察�but which had�察�in fact�察�most important 

results。    This was no other than the arrival of little Mrs。 Wentworth�察�an 

intimate friend of Dora's。       Mrs。 Wentworth had been left a widow early in 

life�察�she possessed a comfortable competence�察�she was not handsome�察�but 

she     was    vivacious�察   �amusing�察     �and�察  �above     all�察 �sympathetic。       She 

sympathized at once with Lady Queenborough in her maternal anxieties�察�

with    Trix   on   her   charming     romance�察    �with   Newhaven       on   his  sweet 

devotedness�察  �with   the   rest   of   us   in   our   obvious   desolationand�察  �after   a 

confidential chat with Dora�察�she sympathized most strongly with poor Mr。 

Ives on his unfortunate at
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