[The Amazing Marriage by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookThe Amazing Marriage CHAPTER XXVIII 4/32
Say, why not St.Ombre? He's cool.' 'There are reasons.' 'Let them rest.
And I have my reasons.
Do the same for them.' 'Yours concern the honour of the family.' 'Deeply: respect them.' 'Your relatives have to be thought of, though they are few and not too pleasant.' 'If I had thought much of them, what would our relations be? They object to dicing, and I to leading strings.' She turned to a brighter subject, of no visible connection with the preceding. 'Henrietta comes in May.' 'The month of her colours.' 'Her money troubles are terrible.' 'Both of you appear unlucky in your partners,--if winning was the object.
She shall have all the distractions we can offer.' 'Your visit to the Chartreuse alarmed her.' 'She has rejoiced her husband.' 'A girl.
She feared the Jesuit in your friend.' 'Feltre and she are about equally affected by music.
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