A Voyage Of Consolation by Sara Jeannette Duncan (best fiction books to read TXT) 📕

To Tell Whether We Were Most Blessed Or Banned. Even In The Confusion Of

The Moment,  However,  I Noticed That Mr. Mafferton Made Miss Callis'S

Baggage His Special Care,  And Saw Clearly In The Cordiality Of Her

Sentiments Toward Me,  And The Firmness Of Her Manner In Ordering Him

About,  That The Future Peer Had Reached His Last Alternative.

I Rejoice To Add That The Day Also Showed That Even Count Filgiatti Had

Fallen,  In The General Ordering Of Fates,  Upon Happiness With Honour. I

Noticed That Emmeline Vigorously Protected Him From The Customs Officer

Who Wished To Confiscate His Cigarettes,  And I Mentioned Her Air Of

Proprietorship To Her Father.

"Why,  Yes," Said Mr. Malt,  "He Offered Himself As A Count You See,  And

Emmeline Seemed To Think She'D Like To Have One,  So I Closed With Him.

There Isn'T Anything Likely To Come Of It For Three Or Four Years,  But

He'S Willing To Wait,  And She'S Got To Grow."

I Expressed My Felicitations,  And Mr. Malt Added Somewhat Regretfully

That It Would Have Been Better If He'D Had More In His Clothes,  But That

Was What You Had To Expect With Counts; As A Rule They Didn'T Seem To

Have What You Might Call Any Money Use For Pockets. In The Meantime

They Were Taking Him Home To Educate Him In The Duties Of American

Citizenship. Emmeline Put It To Me Briefly,  "I'M Not Any Daisy Miller,"

She Said,  "And I Prefer To Live Out Of Rome."

Once A Year The Present Lady Mafferton Invites Mrs. Portheris To Tea,

And I Know They Discuss My Theory Of Engagements In a Critical Spirit.

We Have Never Seen Either Miss Nancy Or Miss Cora Bingham Again,  And I

Should Have Forgotten The Names Of Mr. Pabbley And Mr. Hinkson By This

Time If I Had Not Written Them Down In earlier Chapters. Arthur And I

Have Not Yet Made Up Our Minds To Another Visit To England. We Have

Several Friends There,  However,  Whom We Appreciate Exceedingly,  In

Spite,  As We Often Say To One Another,  Of Their Absurd And Deplorable

Accent.

Publication Date: 05-15-2014

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