26/42 Because I am disposed to be gracious, and because I am much disposed to be _ennuye_, and because Mr.Pakenham is fat, I am willing to take into consideration what you ask. I have never seen a thin gentleman in a woolen nightcap, and I am curious. But no gentleman plays games with ladies in which the dice are loaded for himself. Come, what security shall _I_ have ?" I did not pretend to understand her. Perhaps, after all, we all had been misinformed regarding her? |