Therefore when Tony, having sat in her drawing-room for five minutes, prepared to depart--not without misgivings as to how Lallie would take it--that damsel nodded at him coolly, without so much as a supplicating glance after his retreating form, and when he had gone she turned to her hostess with a little laugh that ended in a sigh. Therefore when Tony, having sat in her drawing-room for five minutes, prepared to depart--not without misgivings as to how Lallie would take it--that damsel nodded at him coolly, without so much as a supplicating glance after his retreating form, and when he had gone she turned to her hostess with a little laugh that ended in a sigh. "Poor man," she said, "I'm afraid I'm a regular white elephant to him just now; but I can't make myself invisible, can I?" "Poor man," she said, "I'm afraid I'm a regular white elephant to him just now; but I can't make myself invisible, can I?" "I think we'd all be very sorry if you were invisible. Come now, and see my chicks," and kind Mrs. Wentworth led Lallie upstairs and down a long passage to a big sunny room where two little girls sat painting at the table. "I think we'd all be very sorry if you were invisible. Come now, and see my chicks," and kind Mrs. Wentworth led Lallie upstairs and down a long passage to a big sunny room where two little girls sat painting at the table. "This is Pris and this is Prue, and that over there is Punch!" Mrs. Wentworth said, indicating her offsprings. "This is Pris and this is Prue, and that over there is Punch!" Mrs. Wentworth said, indicating her offsprings. Pris and Prue lifted small flushed faces from their artistic efforts, and surveyed Lallie with large solemn eyes, and each held out a small hand liberally besmeared with Prussian blue. Pris and Prue lifted small flushed faces from their artistic efforts, and surveyed Lallie with large solemn eyes, and each held out a small hand liberally besmeared with Prussian blue. "How do you do?" said Pris politely. "I'm seven; how old are you?" "How do you do?" said Pris politely. "I'm seven; how old are you?" "I'm six," added Prue.
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