2/32 Perhaps your cousin will insist upon another check for fifty pounds being given to him." "Arnold, you are extremely suspicious and most ungenerous about Dr. Meanwhile, Clara, I desire to present to you a young lady of whom we have already spoken. This is Miss Aglen, who is, I need hardly say, deeply anxious to win your good opinion. And this is Lala Roy, an Indian gentleman who knew her father, and has lived in the same house with her for twenty years. Our debt--I shall soon be able to say your debt--of gratitude to this gentleman for his long kindness to Miss Aglen--is one which can never be repaid." Clara gave the most frigid bow to both Iris and Lala Roy. |