Edith sat in a corner for some
time, chatting with Dulcie. They arranged that Bruce was to call the
next day, and Edith and Madame Frabelle the day after.
When they went away Archie, who had listened very closely to the
conversation, said:
'What a lot of manners Mr Coniston has! What did he mean by saying that
Spanish painters painted a man in a gramophone?'
Edith racked her brain to remember the sentence. Then she said, with a
laugh:
'Oh yes, I know! Mr Coniston said: "The Spanish artists painted--to a
man--in monochrome." I can't explain it, Archie. It doesn't matter. Why
did you leave Miss Clay and come back to us?'
'Why, I like her all right, but you get tired of talking to women. I get
bored with Dilly sometimes.'
'Then you're looking forward to going back to school?'
'I shall like the society of boys of my own sex again,' he said grandly.
'You're not always very nice to Dilly, Archie. I've noticed when
anything is given to her, you always snatch at it. You must remember
Ladies first.'
'Yes, that's all very well. But then Dilly takes it all, and only gives
me what's left.'
Archie looked solemn.
CHAPTER XII
'Edith,' said Bruce, next morning, with some importance of manner, 'I've
had a letter from Aylmer--Aylmer Ross, you know--asking me, _most_
particularly, to call on him.
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