[One of Our Conquerors by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookOne of Our Conquerors CHAPTER XXVIII 3/33
Dr.Bouthoin's eyebrows are up, Mr.Semhians disfigures his name by greatly gaping.
Shall they return to their Great Britain indignant? Patriotism, with the sauce of a luxurious expedition at no cost to the private purse, restrains them.
Moreover, there is no sign of any one of the others intending to quit the expedition; and Mr.Semhians has done a marvel or two in the cricket-field: Old England looks up where she can.
What is painfully extraordinary to our couple, they find in the frigid attitude of the Americans toward their 'common tongue'; together with the rumour of a design to despatch an American rival emissary to Japan. Nesta listened, inquired, commented, laughed; the ladies could not have a doubt that she was interested and understood.
She would have sketches of scenes between Delphica and M.Falarique, with whom the young Germania was cleverly ingenuous indeed--a seminary Celimene; and between Delphica and M.Mytharete, with whom she was archaeological, ravishingly amoebaean of Homer.
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