[The Adventures of Harry Richmond by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookThe Adventures of Harry Richmond CHAPTER XXI 3/21
It will confound him.' 'It does me,' said DeWitt. 'You perceive, Jorian, a policy in dining these men of the Press now and occasionally, considering their growing power, do you not ?' 'Ay, ay! it's a great gossiping machine, mon Roy.
I prefer to let it spout.' 'I crave your permission to invite him in complimentary terms, cousin Jorian.
He is in the town; remember, it is for the good of the nation that he and his like should have the opportunity of studying good society.
As to myself personally, I give him carte blanche to fire his shots at me.' Near the fashionable hour of the afternoon my father took my arm, Captain DeWitt a stick, and we walked into the throng and buzz. 'Whenever you are, to quote our advocate, the theme of tea-tables, Richie,' said my father, 'walk through the crowd: it will wash you.
It is doing us the honour to observe us.
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