"The thought of 'father' explaining to the C.O. and the mess fills me with pleasurable anticipation. Your own conduct alone will require all his ingenuity to explain; the natural and charming and quite unblushing way in which you accepted the very nice congratulations of Mrs. Walters and the Colonel requires quite a——" "The thought of 'father' explaining to the C.O. and the mess fills me with pleasurable anticipation. Your own conduct alone will require all his ingenuity to explain; the natural and charming and quite unblushing way in which you accepted the very nice congratulations of Mrs. Walters and the Colonel requires quite a——" "I didn't know what I was doing." "I didn't know what I was doing." "That merely denotes you an idiot." "That merely denotes you an idiot." "Where are we going?" I said, suddenly realising the pleasant wiry spring of the heather was gone from beneath my feet. "Where are we going?" I said, suddenly realising the pleasant wiry spring of the heather was gone from beneath my feet. He gripped my arm and laughed. "I am taking you to pay a little call," he said. He gripped my arm and laughed. "I am taking you to pay a little call," he said. II II "It's Brennon House!" I protested. "You aren't going in here!" "It's Brennon House!" I protested. "You aren't going in here!" For answer he swung open the gate of the largest house in the neighbourhood, still keeping tight hold of my arm. For answer he swung open the gate of the largest house in the neighbourhood, still keeping tight hold of my arm. "Why not?" he demanded coolly. "I have a book to return."
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