The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-24
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i, fered Emily . cisaret and sOms advice.
 She said gently, Franks asked you to marry him, hasn't he?" Emily nodded, and waited.
 "Of course, would be delight ed," Elsie Edgar assured her, and murmured something about her affection for the entire Hall family, "and yet = you will permit me to be honeSt?"
 "Of course" said Emily, sup- pressing desire to laugh.
 For both your sakes," said Mrs. Edgar smoothly, ''it might not be wise = much as would like to see it."
 Emily said rather shortly:
 eve refused him, Mrs. Edgar"
 You used to call me Aunt Elsie," said the older woman. She added, "He doesn't believe that you1l go on refusing forever. Franks very persistent"
 She added idly that, persistent or not, he was susceptible. That pretty girl in New York = dis approved of her, my dear. hoped he'd get over 1t, and he did. And then I thought perhaps that he and Nancy" she smiled and shrug- ged.
 Emily waited again.
 Mrs. Edgar said with an entirely spurious air of helplessness and appeal:
 "If I knew what to do .- It's appalling to see him so indecisive. but you could help me, Emily, if- if you weren't in Cranberry !"
 Enily's eyes were quiet and cautious. She braced herself. She thought, here 1t comes, and she's quite capable Mrs. Edgar hur- ried on. She said, After all, you're wasted here. You have 8 remarkable talent of sympathy and understanding. A larger field than Cranberry, perhaps Boston, for instance . have consider able influence, and things might be arranged"
 c HE paused, expectanlly, ana D Emily said gently:
 q understand perfectly. But I like my job here, and the reason ] came home was to be near my mother and father"
 "Of course. And yet"
 Emily thought, 1t might be solution. Away from Cranberry - from Jim. If she didn't see him every day, if she didn't have to watch him with Nancy, and feel the slow twist of the knife each time :? She said, on 8 deep breath:
 1T will think it over
 Good" said Mrs. Edgar. She added after a minute, By the way, I haven't told anyone yet, not even Frank, but I am expecting a house guest. When I was in Eng land years ago met such a charming woman, Lady Eleanor Dawson. The younger daughter of the Duke of Molrey," she ex- plained gently. Her husband, Captain Dawson, died during the last war. She = Lary Eleanor - has a very attractive daughter. Muriel. Lady Eleanag sent her over here to school when the blitz started. She's spent most of her vacations with relatives in Can- ada but I thought 1t would be nice if she could spend Christmas here -"
 Mrs. Edgar went on smoothly, l 50 invited her few days ago. There's letter in today mail | saying she'll be delighted to come" She added that it would be great fun to have a young girl in the house. Muriel was nineteen, 8 typ Ical English blonde.
 Emily repressed desire to in- quire about her teeth and the size of her feet.
 Frank arrived, disgusted. He hadn't found the damned book. He didn't believe it existed. His mother apologized, amiably. I'm so sorry, but it doesn't matter, really. Frank, I haven't told you, was saving it as a sort of after dinner-savory but learned today that the govern ment has decided upon the Elder berry property as the proper site for the defense housing"
 Chalk up two victories for Mrs. Egar.
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