13/27 I have ordered it for you, Mr.Langenau; it will be ready in a moment." Mr.Langenau bowed and turned to go up the stairs. His eye met mine, as I came into the light, dazzled a little by it. I sat down on a sofa beside Mrs.Hollenbeck.Richard was called away by a person on business. There was a shaded lamp on a bracket above the sofa where we sat; Mrs.Hollenbeck was reading some letters she had just received, and I took up the evening paper, reading over and over an advertisement of books. Presently the servant came to Mrs.Hollenbeck and said that Mr.Langenau's tea was ready. |