Excerpt: ...most unlikely that she would ask him for any further explanations; and that being so he had better henceforward hold his peace. Unless of course any further annoyance were threatened. The hotel cart going down to Laggan for supplies at midday brought Anderson his answer: "DEAR MR. ANDERSON--Your letter gave me great concern. I deeply sympathise with your situation. As far as I am concerned, I must necessarily look at the matter entirely from the point of view of my fellow-travellers. Lady Merton must not be ...
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Excerpt: ...most unlikely that she would ask him for any further explanations; and that being so he had better henceforward hold his peace. Unless of course any further annoyance were threatened. The hotel cart going down to Laggan for supplies at midday brought Anderson his answer: "DEAR MR. ANDERSON--Your letter gave me great concern. I deeply sympathise with your situation. As far as I am concerned, I must necessarily look at the matter entirely from the point of view of my fellow-travellers. Lady Merton must not be distressed or molested. So long, however, as this is secured, I shall not feel myself at liberty to reveal a private matter which has accidentally come to my knowledge. I understand, of course, that your father will not attempt any further communication with me, and I propose to treat the interview as though it had not happened. "I will give Lady Merton your message. It seems to me doubtful whether she will be ready for excursions next week. But you are no doubt aware that the hotel makes what are apparently very excellent and complete arrangements for such things. I am sure Lady Merton would be sorry to give you avoidable trouble. However, we shall see you to-morrow, and shall of course be very glad of your counsels. "Yours faithfully, "ARTHUR MANDEVILLE DELAINE." Anderson's fair skin flushed scarlet as he read this letter. He thrust it into his pocket and continued to pace up and down in the patch of half-cleared ground at the back of the Ginnells' house. He perfectly understood that Delaine's letter was meant to warn him not to be too officious in Lady Merton's service. "Don't suppose yourself indispensable--and don't at any time forget your undesirable antecedents, and compromising situation. On those conditions, I hold my tongue." "Pompous ass!" Anderson found it a hard task to keep his own pride in check. It was of a different variety from Delaine's, but not a whit less clamorous. Yet for Lady Merton's sake it was desirable, perhaps...
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Fair. No dust jacket. Hardcover with no dust jacket, in fair condition. Cover has shelf wear, fading. Handwritten inscription inside cover. Binding is intact but loose, cracked. Pages have a light even tanning, but are otherwise in very good condition. 351 p.; 20 cm.
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Very Good. MUSSON Publishers (Toronto) birca 1900, Hardcover, Near Fine/No DJ, circa 1900, blue boards have very light wear, white label on spine with gilt lettering, corners inturned, tiny neat name and date on endpaper, tanning at top edge of textblock-pages very nice, canadian setting.
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