第89节

    【】position.ishouldlike,beforeeperoffiportanahesethingssuddenly.hoeatanyratetolookaboutus.still,ifiuldhaveseenyouperlyattapressedupofitforit.”

    “ohdonotthinkof,dearsir;youhavebeenale.ishallbeylot.allishallregretisceasingtoserveyou.”

    ladyntfortsontforthousejustasendyonreaedbreathlessent.“ifeariaerylate,butifyouhadgosfroadybellasyse.theyquitethinkaybesureidid.ihavesoylordsrooheisayvisittoladyroehatoeagreedeihing.itstbedone,shesaid.hoostdo.iethingtofallbaustsotiorotherbeinopposition.thereyouyourself.itisagreatthingtohavehadsoofficialexperieress,aer.”

    soshethreatterionyoulookquitesad.youdonotanyoureallytakeourdefeatue,oppositionhasitsesthinktheprinuchis,thatithasbeenfrohefirstaperpetualstruggleforexistence.”

    “idonotpretendtobequiteindifferenttotheprobablyiendingge,”saidendyon,“butiotsaythereisanythingaboutityfeelingsverydeeply.”

    “isit,then”

    “itisthisbusinessaboutioion;“idonotthinkiuldgointoparliant.”

    “notgointoparliaiaounded.”

    “idonotdisparageparliant,”saidendyon;“ighte”

    “thedayhase,”saidladyntfort,“andnotabittoosoon..foxenofspiritshoulddothesa.y”

    “itisnotage,”saidendyoatingly;“iaotafraidaboutthat,forfrohelifens.”

    “thenion”saidladyntfortiatiently.

    “itakeagreatly,butheaestness,“andonefeeljustifiediing.”

    “irepeattoyou,thatyouneedgiveyourselfnoayabouttheseat,”saidladyntfort.“itustbedone,anditisdone.allyouhavetodoistoakeplentyofspee.p.forlife,oraslongasyoulike.”

    “possibly;aparliantaryadventurer,ightshtsink;thecesareitsbreathingtiandafuture.”

    “ycarriagetoday,thatiilyonprudence.”

    “itisnotveryrontiyprudenonplaonlyteexperieisofearlierlife,foriedtoshrinkfroufidendiceasedfroougonisaiyou.”

    “quiteastake.itgreatlyied.iknoan,buthedeastake,andfolloustake,endyon.businessinlife,andyoursisterstoo,istopreventystakes.andyouareontheeveofkingaverygreatoneifyoulosethisgoldenopportunity.donotthinkofthepast;youduch.belike,liveinthepresent,and,dreafthefuture.”

    “ahthepresentpanionasladyntfort,”saidendyon,shakinghishead.“est,e,isthatrashouldjoininthisunselra,adetoyoutheallusionstoprivatepositioheonlyynduct,otherable.”

    “andtooughtyoutosaythesethingsifnotto,”saidladyntfort,“youeasyouyra.iotbeyourtibeyoursisterinfeeling.”

    hetookherhandalypressedittohislips;hiseyesunotbition,dearestladyntfort;ihavehadvisio,stillreperhapsfroheviylife,ihavensiderableeofoderate,buttheirfulfilntstbeent,eofsalaryasaprivatesecretary,deprivesofluxuries,astallattheplay,a

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