And here, everything coming back to her with a
rush, Maryfelt her courage waver.
No matter how shemight suffer over it, who feared
debt more than anything in the world.
Cuffy spoke up well,and remembered his words, and
Mr.
For Papa wrote a letter andsaid for Gods sake dont
buy me anything, but Mamma did . She could hearCuffy chattering away to
somebody.
To have to sit in broad daylight with naked arms,
and hisneck, too, and his braces showing!
With theirears cocked for the click at the
finish.
He stopped at the window and pretended tocatch
flies, he wanted so much to hear. Hishand shook so that he could hardly replace the
whip in its socket. Still, there was kindness behind the curiosity.
Without warning, Richard had leant forward and
dealt the horse avicious cut on the neck. Itwould be sheer madness; after having
paid out hundreds and hundreds ofpounds. And then they had to go home, and got up
ever so early to catch thetrain. Hewasnt the driver for this kind of
thing.
Such considerationsdidnt weigh with Richard though.
With never a hint of censure; till she had him composed.
And directly lessons were over, she shut herself up
amongher things with a bottle of French polish.
And there he had tosit, hunched up, crushed in,
with no room to stir . She looked out of the window, and wasnt thinking about them
any more. She had a lurkinghope that, yet once more, he might have been guilty of
his usualexaggeration. It just jumped out of him; he did so want her to know she
wouldnt haveto. There was still Richard to talk over on getting home.
And here, everything coming back to her with a
rush, Maryfelt her courage waver. But with him it had always been self first. Cuffy
spoke up well,and remembered his words, and Mr. AndAunt Tilly said shed take care he
wasnt brought up to be a nuisanceto his elders. He had hardly let her step inside
before he hadsprung his mine.
Itwould be sheer madness; after having paid out
hundreds and hundreds ofpounds.
But half a glance at the blank pages taught her
better.
Im quite sure I canhelp you, if youll give me a
free hand. For this purpose they entered the church. Her legs felt as if they were
made of pulp.