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Cressy

CHAPTER VI
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"No," he said smiling; "but it is a pity that Rupert couldn't have seen you in your charming array." "Rupert," said the lady, with a slightly coquettish laugh; "you have made him as much a woman-hater as yourself.

I offered to take him in our party, and he ran away to you." She paused, and giving him a furtive critical glance said, with an easy mingling of confidence and audacity, "Why don't YOU go?
Nobody'll hurt you." "I'm not so sure of that," replied Mr.Ford gallantly.

"There's the melancholy example of Rupert always before me." Mrs.Tripp tossed her chignon and descended a step of the stairs.

"You'd better go," she continued, looking up over the balusters.

"You can look on if you can't dance." Now Mr.Ford COULD dance, and it so chanced, rather well, too.


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