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laughter.
Iwish,Marion,”hesaid,thatyoucouldmanage
totakeyourmindoffyourdogforamomentand
attendtome.AndImustreallyaskyounottogiveyour
Petsyanymorecream,orshewillcertainlybesick.”
LadyAshbridgegavealittlesigh.
Allgone,Petsy,”shesaid.
Iamgladithasallgone,”saidhe,andwewillhope
itwon’treturn.ButaboutMichaelnow!”
LadyAshbridgepulledherselftogether.
Yes,poorMichael!”shesaid.Heiscomingto-night,
ishenot?ButjustnowyouwerespeakingofFrancis,
andthefearofhiswantingtobeadentist!”
Well,IamnowspeakingofMichael’swanting
tobeamusician.Ofcoursethatisutterlyoutofthe
question.If,ashesays,hehassentinhisresignation,
hewilljusthavetobegthemtocancelit.Michael
seemsnottohavetheslightestideaofthedutieswhich
hisbirthandpositionentailonhim.Unfittedforthe
lifehenowleads...wasteoftime...
.Instead
heproposestogotoBaireuthinAugust,andthen
tosettledowninLondontostudy!”
LadyAshbridgerecollectedthealmanac.
ThatwillbeinSeptember,then,”shesaid.Idonot
thinkIwaseverinLondoninSeptember.Ididnot
knowthatanybodywas.”
Thepoint,mydear,isnothoworwhereyouhave
beenaccustomedtospendyourSeptembers,”saidher
husband.Whatwearetalkingaboutis–”
Yes,dear,Iknowquitewellwhatwearetalking
about,”saidshe.WearetalkingaboutMichaelnot
studyingmusicallSeptember.”
LordAshbridgegotupandbeganwalkingacrossthe
terraceoppositethetea-tablewithhiselbowsstuckout
andhisfeetliftedratherhigh.
Michaeldoesn’tseemtorealisethatheisnotTom
orDickorHarry,”saidhe.Music,indeed!I’mmusical
myself;allweCombersaremusical.ButMichael
ismyonlyson,anditreallydistressesmetoseehow
