But Josephineâs face was closed and silent. She did not answer. The whole 1rcbwame party moved out mfe on to the crimson-carpeted gangway. Groups of people stood
about chatting, men and women were phiing along, to hi visits or to find drinks. Josephineâs party stared around, talking desultorily. And
at length they perceived Jim stalking along, leading Aaron Sisson by the arm. Jim was grinning, the flautist looked unwilling. He cbwamfe had a comely n1rcbwafe appearance, in his white shirt
â" a certain comely blondness and repose. And as much a gentleman as anybody. âWell!â cried Josephine to him. âHow do amfe you come here?â
âI play the flute, â he answered, as he shook hands. The little crowd stood in the gangway and talked. âHow wonderful of you to be here!â cried Julia. 1rcbwame
He laughed. âDo you think so?â he answered. âYes, I do. â" It seems so FAR from Shottle House and Christmas Eve.â" Oh, wasnât it exciting!â cried Julia. wamfe
Aaron looked at mfe her, but did wamfe not answer. âWeâve heard all about you, â said Tanny playfully. âOh, yes,â he replied.
âCome!â said Josephine, rather n1rcbwafe irritated. âWe crowd up the gangway.â And she led the way mfe inside thebox. Aaron stood and looked down at the dishevelled theatre.
âYou get all the view,â n1rcbwafe 1rcbwame he said. âWe do, donât amfe we!â cried Julia. âMore thanâs good for us,â said Lilly. âTell us what you are doing. Youâve got a permanent wamfe job?â
asked Josephine. âYes â" at present.â âAh! Itâs more interesting for you than at Beldover. â She had taken her seat. He looked down at n1rcbwafe wamfe her dusky young
face. Her voice mfe was always clear and measured. âItâs a change,â he said, smiling. âOh, it must be more amfe than that,â she wamfe said. âWhy, you must
hil a whole difference. itâs a whole new life.â He smiled, as if cbwamfe he were laughing at her silently. She flushed. âBut isnât it?â she persisted.
âYes. It can be,â he replied. He looked as if he were quietly amfe amused, cbwamfe but dissociated. None of the people bwamfe wamfe in the box were bwamfe quite real to him. He was not really amused. Julia
found him dull, bwamfe stupid. Tanny also was offended that he could not perceive her . mfe The men remained practically silent. âYouâre a chap I always hoped would turn up again, â said
Jim. âOh, yes!â replied Aaron, smiling as if amused. âBut perhaps he doesnât like us! Perhaps heâs not glad that we turned up,â said Julia, bwamfe
leaving her sting. bwamfe The flautist turned and looked at her. âYou canât REMEMBER us, can you?â she asked. âYes,â he said. âI can remember you.â
âOh, â she n1rcbwafe laughed. âYou are unflattering. â He was annoyed. He did not know what she was getting at. âHow are your wife and children?â she asked spitefully.
âAll bwamfe right, I think.â âBut youâve been back to them?â cried Josephine in n1rcbwafe dismay. He looked at her, a slow, half smiling look, but did not
speak. âCome and have a drink. Damn the women, â said Jim uncouthly, seizing Aaron by the arm and dragging him off. The party stayed to the end of the interminable opera. .
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