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It was the very thing I wanted. So I wrapped
it over my knees and said I was going to keep it.
She said she had bought it ten years ago in
Salzburg and was very fond of it. I said so was I.
She suggested we should drive immediately to
Old England, she would be delighted to present
me with the most expensive Scotch cape to be
had. I said I did not want any Scotch cape. I
must tell you that Miss C. was a somewhat
irascible lady who had given me lots of trouble for
years. She got so angry that she jumped from
the carriage without even saying good-bye, she
sailed for America the next day. I have never
seen her again.
I also remember the case of Lady Maud B.
who called on me in Avenue de Villiers before
leaving for London. She said she had written
in vain three times for her bill, I had placed her
in a very embarrassing position, she did not
know what to do. She was overwhelming in her
praise of my skill and my kindness, money had
nothing to do with her gratitude, all her
possessions could not repay me for having saved her life.
I thought it very nice to be told all this by such a
charming young lady. As she spoke I was
admiring her new dark red silk frock, and so was she
with an occasional side-glance in the Venetian
mirror over the mantelpiece. Looking
attentively at her tall, slender figure I said I would
take her frock, it was exactly what I wanted.
She burst into a merry laugh soon changed into
blank consternation when I announced that I
would send Rosalie to her hotel at seven o’clock
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