[A Life’s Morning by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookA Life’s Morning CHAPTER XI 36/54
Emily moved to the table, and, with her hands resting upon it, her eyes bent, stood waiting. 'Emily,' he began, still with a remnant of artificial pleasantry, though his voice was not entirely under control, 'I want to explain that money-matter to you.
It doesn't look well; I am a good deal ashamed of myself; if I was a boy I should deserve a whipping for telling a fib, shouldn't I ?' It was impossible to make reply to such words. 'The truth is this,' he went on more nervously; 'we've been in a little difficulty, your mother and I, that we didn't see any good in troubling you about.
In fact, there's a raising of rent, and one or two other little things.
When I was in Hebsworth yesterday I had an opportunity of borrowing ten pounds, and I thought it better to do so.
Then I met Cheeseman, and it was his mention of the debt put into my head the stupid thought of trying to spare your mother anxiety.
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