'
'Not at all. Owen seems to have forgotten that w and y are vowels. But
he never had a taste for study, Rowland is quite different; and our dear
niece, Claudia, is much better suited to him than to Owen, for she
appreciates the wisdom of a past age.'
'The little hypocrite,' cries Owen. 'She doesn't--'
'I never could have supposed Lady Mary could be so affable,' interrupts
Gladys, fearing a dispute.
'She can be anything she likes,' says Mrs Jones. 'She pressed me and Mr
Jones to stay there to-day, but I could not have done so without Freda.
She was especially kind all last week, and resolved to go through
everything properly. I told her that your uncle could only stay two
clear days, and that we had promised to spend them here. It is such a
relief to be here, Mr Gwynne and Mrs Gwynne Vaughan are very well; but
her ladyship's constant tact and effort to do exactly the right thing
are wearying.'
'Do my Laddy Marry be very grand? Grander than Laddy Simpson, Mrs
Jones?' asked Mrs Jenkins, in an undertone, of her neighbour. She has an
infinite awe of Mrs Jonathan.
'I don't think I ever saw Lady Simpson,' says Mrs Jones,
'Not be seeing Laddy Simpson! Well, it is no loss for you. She was as
ugly an 'ooman as I ever was seeing.
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