[The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley]@TWC D-Link bookThe Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers CHAPTER VI 6/21
"Carr is not the sort of fellow to care a straw how he is put up.
He will be quite content anywhere." "Come and see it," he said, leading the way out-of-doors.
"I would have turned out Charles in a moment, and given Carr his room; but Denis is really rather ill, and Charles sees to him, as he is next door." I could not help saying how much I liked Charles. "Strangers always do," he replied, coldly, as we walked towards the lodge.
"I constantly hear him spoken of as a most agreeable young man." "And he is so handsome." "Yes," replied Sir George, in the same hard tone, "handsome and agreeable.
I have no doubt he appears so to others; but I, who have had to pay the debts and hush up the scandals of my handsome and agreeable son, find Ralph, who has not a feature in his face, the better-looking of the two.
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