' As the water-bottle was in fact standing in the room,
and as the waiter had only to hand the glass all this created by
little obstacle. Still it had its effect, and Dolly, when the man
retired, felt that there was a difficulty in proceeding. 'I have
called today--' he began.
'That has been very kind of you. But mother has gone to church.'
'I am very glad she has gone to church, because I wish to--'
'Oh laws! There's a horse tumbled down in the street. I heard
it.'
'He has got up again,' said Dolly, looking leisurely out of the
window. 'But as I was saying--'
'I don't think the water we Americans drink can be good. It makes
the women become ugly so young.'
'You will never become ugly.'
She got up and curtsied him, and then, still standing, make him a
speech. 'Mr Longstaff, it would be absurd of me to pretend not to
understand what you mean. But I won't have any more of it. Whether
you are making fun of me, or whether you are in earnest, it is
just the same.'
'Making fun of you!'
'It does not signify. I don't care which it is.
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