[The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. Dell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Obstacle Race CHAPTER VIII 3/32
She had, moreover, a vigorous dislike for young Jack Green the chauffeur who, notwithstanding his airs,--perhaps because of them,--occupied a much lower plane in her estimation than his brother the schoolmaster.
But Jack was one of those people whom it is practically impossible to snub. He merely continued to smile. "Well, you'd better let me go and find her if you won't," he said, "or madam will be getting impatient." It was at this point that Juliet came upon the scene, walking up from the shore with her hair blowing in the breeze.
She carried a towel and a bathing dress on her arm.
Columbus trotted beside her, full of cheery self-importance. She quickened her pace somewhat at sight of the car, and its occupant leaned forward with an imperious motion of the hand.
Her pale face gleamed behind her veil. "Miss Moore, I believe ?" she said, in her slightly insolent tones. Juliet came to the side of the car.
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