Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-14
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or late, and now husbanded her
sIrength more jealousy. She would.
she said, call for Geraldine little be-
tore ii oc ock.
And Cecil goes with them" said
Lazy RAYMOND, informing her hus-
oand HE has secured an invitation
1or himself, although he could not get
one lor Us. 1t is a pity the girls should
not go, L must say, for it would have
neen such an excellent opportunity for
tnem to have talked French, and thew
so seldom have that opportunity; bat.
however. | am glad Cecil goes. Ger
aidlne Will not feel uncomfortable if
she has him [ dare say her French
is Door enough! What advantages can
she have had in that out-of-the-wav
place, you know"
"Humph! She seems to do uncom-
monty well without them,'' retorted
the old peer, with knowing look. It
struck him that if his wife should now
be lamenting the few opportunities his
daughter had for airing a language.
the advantage OF acquiring which had
Geen so often dinned into his ears, he
hardly saw the force of her arguments.
Here was her niece. whom he under
stood for he kept his ears open-t to be
running the gauntlet as one of the &C
knoWledg ed beauties ana fortunes of
the season, icing lamented over,
II oreover, for deficiency which in ali
probability would never come to light.
1t was humorous, and Lord Raymond
had more humor than any of his fam
lily. He saw the fun of the thing, and
his eyes twinkled.
$50 Jerry goes and they stay away"
he said: well. don't suppose it vii
be much odds in the long run. You do
not imagine the embassy is desert
land of France? If Jerry likes to sport
their lingo, the mouuseers 70 doubt
will let her, and pay her every compli-
ment about it under the sun; but [ war
rant she needs none of it to help her
along"
''My dear Raymond, not to speak
French looks SO shockingly ignorant"
(which is worst? Not to speak it.
Or to speak it badly?"
"'Really l hardly know Both are
BAD
"Well. don't speak it at all land you,
my dear, speak it abominably-eve [
can perceive that;.so now which of US
is the most 'shoclingly ignorant, eh?
us points equally" added my lord, who
was a bit of bear, and who now went
Off chuckling over the snub so happily
administered.
His wife, however, turned to Cecil
tor consolation.
Il am very glad you are going to the
foreign reception on Thursday" she
added; "but do wish Cecil, you could
have obtained an invitation for your
sisters also You know what excellent
linguists they are, and it is really
pity they should not have this oppor
tunitv for showing it. Sir Frederick
Bellenden is a good French scholar
ALSO [ remember hearing added she,
carelessly.
He is not likely to be going,
mother"
SIS he not? But no doubt he could
go if he chose, and if we went, we
could give him seat in our carriage,
and all go comfortably together. You
will, Of course, accompany my mother
and Geraldine"
Il do not think he would care to CO."
responded Cecil, following her train of
thought with acumen and sympathy.
But [ will see what can be done. L
will try to-day, and if [ succeed. will
take care Bellenden knows"
Then Lady Raymond went out and
herself ordered her turoot and salmon,
her white bait, and larks, and truIes,
and what MOTOR she was by no means
too great a lady to know anything CT
such matters, and although she had
been left behind to potter about the
rooms, get the chimneys cleaned, and
the carpets shaken, get the proper
''spring cleaning" in short, generally
accom- plish, so that her ladyship, hav-
ING held high conference with the
lesser luminary, willingly proceeded to
do her part by no means an unpleas-
ant one of driving about on lovely
June morning, ordering in all that was
grateful to the eye, and tempting to
the palate, from tishmonger, and poul-
tererS, and fruiterers
Her mind was very busy, and her
heart light that gladstone morning.
She shook her head quite graciously
at the perseveringu flower girls, who
would not be sdissuaded from lowering
round her carriage in hopes ola pur-
chaser: she did not scold her coach
man. who trundIed her through some
long, disagreeable, and narrow streets,
whereas she could herself have shown
him quicker and better route; she
praised the freshness of the fish and
flowers, the size of the pigeons, ana
plumpness of the poultry. Nothing
came amlss to her.
If only she could be thus driving
about, and stepping in and out OF the
shops, ordering her darling E5nel S
trO SSeau.
or. even dear Geraldine's dear to
her as daughter already-as she was
ready to assure Cecil at any moment
when he should make known to her
the crowring of his hopes and her own.
She would not more willingly exert
herself for the one than for the other,
for the daughter than for the nelce.
AS for the young people themselves,
(4eraldine were made for each other,
From his boyhood her son had MADE
Tnchmarew his second home; and how
delight I'll it would be for her dear
mother. now in the decline OF lie, to
have him come. and take up his aoode
there permanently, instead OF having
to undergo the anxiety and uncertainty
If finding out who or what some other
choice OF Geraldlne's might prove 10
be-