[Lord Ormont and his Aminta by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookLord Ormont and his Aminta CHAPTER III 43/44
She was a sinewy bite of the gentle sex, but she had much flavour, and she gave nourishment. "Let me have three days' notice," she repeated. "Not less, Lady Charlotte," said he. Weyburn received intimation from Arthur Abner of the likely day Lord Ormont would appoint, and he left Olmer for London to hold himself in readiness.
Lady Charlotte and Leo drove him to meet the coach.
Philippa, so strangely baffled in her natural curiosity, begged for a seat; she begged to be allowed to ride.
Petitions were rejected.
She stood at the window seeing "Grandmama's tutor," as she named him, carried off by grandmama.
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