The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett
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"Yes, I will," said Audrey curtly.
And Tommy's eyes glinted still more. "And I shall get a doctor," said Audrey. "His arm may be broken." "I should," Tommy concurred with gravity. "Well, if it is, _I_ can't set it," said Miss Ingate quizzically. "I was getting on so well with the high lights on that statue. I'll come along back to the studio in about half an hour." The fourth, who had been hovering near like a criminal magnetised by his crime, bounded off furiously at the suggestion that he should stop a taxi at the entrance to the gardens. "I hope he has broken his arm and he can never play any more," thought Audrey, astoundingly, as she and the fourth helped pale Musa into the open taxi. "It will just serve those two right." She meant Miss Ingate and Tommy. No sooner did the taxi start than Musa began to cry. He did not seem to care that he was in the midst of a busy street, with a piquant widow by his side. CHAPTER XIV MISS INGATE POINTS OUT THE DOOR |
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