[Madame Flirt by Charles E. Pearce]@TWC D-Link bookMadame Flirt CHAPTER X 6/20
It's mighty temptin'.
I'd like a kiss myself." "Would you? Then you won't have one.
As for my face, I haven't any other so I must put up with it." Dropping a curtsey of mock politeness Lavinia hastened away and did not slacken her pace till she reached Piccadilly and was facing the large open space now known as the Green Park. It was a lovely evening and the western sun though beginning to descend, still shone brightly.
The long grass invited repose and Lavinia sat down on a gentle hillock to think what her next step must be. She was greatly disappointed at not finding Mr.Gay.She was sure he would have forgiven her escapade; he would have helped her over the two difficulties facing her--very little money and no shelter for the night. Of the two the latter was most to be dreaded. "A year ago," she thought, "it wouldn't have mattered very much.
The Covent Garden women and men from the country are kind-hearted.
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