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Ere, gentlemen, he said suddenly, this wont do!
Her eyes seemed to make him a
little ironic apology. The air here is too clear for sentiment of any kind;and
passion in exile soon becomes sickly. Dotted here and there he noticed a woman,
ora parson. I shall be happy to carry it to the House of Lords, if necessary.
And you owe it to methat you were called together to-day to pass judgment on
thematter. No, said the dead shareholder, but less loudly. Well, they would
find it hardto match him! Puppies, he seemed to say, we do it in China.
Sawdry,
nearly sittingdown on Michael, c shouldnt interrupt, in my opinion.
Some one
was saying:I shall be glad to second that vote of confidence. He turned his
attention to the eightor ten rows of shareholders.
I do not tender my
resignation to the meeting; Iresign.
Youll see us die game, I hope, said Sir
Lawrence, with suddengravity.
The Directors that knew about themanager ought to
go; but we might stop at that.
In the second place, I say they showed bad
judgment. Michael saw a sudden quiverpass over the moustaches, as might wind
over grass. Id noidea, Forsyte, you were such an orator! Was old Gradman going
to throwits rind about, like that white monkey?
Whyon earth hadnt he gone
straight back, or at least telephoned wherehe would be? He had not the
slightest doubt but that he hadastonished their weak nerves! Too like the first
account of thebattle of Jutland!
The old feeling for Wilfrid was strong in him
thisday of publication.
Whyon earth hadnt he gone straight back, or at least
telephoned wherehe would be?
As for the others, they must look out for
themselves, now.
There was a sudden creak from his neighbour on the left.
The
old chaps face was such a study that he could not help asmile.
They bobbed
ateach other over Michaels head, and Mr.
What sort of lives did they lead, or
did theirlives lead them? Theyformed a pattern, thus, side by side. Ill see
thebrute further before he shall depress me!
Nobody, not evenMont, would see
how unjustly he had been treated. His left hand held his tortoiseshell-rimmed
monocle between thumband finger.
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