One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4 by George Meredith
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'She is different, if you are alone with her.' 'It is not unusual,' said Colney. At eleven o'clock he was in London, and Nesta rode beside Mrs. Marsett amid the troop. A South-easterly wind blew the waters to shifty goldleaf prints of brilliance under the sun. 'I took a liberty this morning, I called you "Dear" this morning,' the lady said. 'It's what I feel, only I have no right to blurt out everything I feel, and I was ashamed. I am sure I must have appeared ridiculous. I got quite nervous.' 'You would not be ridiculous to me.' 'I remember I spoke of Ned! 'You have spoken of him before.' 'Oh! I know: to you alone. I should like to pluck out my heart and pitch it on the waves, to see whether it would sink or swim. That's a funny idea, isn't it! I tell you everything that comes up. What shall I do when I lose you! You always make me feel you've a lot of poetry ready-made in you.' 'We will write. And you will have your husband then.' |
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