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Young Lady
“My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel,”
Narrator
said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen;
Young Lady
“in the meantime you must try and put up with me.”
Narrator
Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece of the moment without unduly discounting the aunt that was to come.
Privately he doubted more than ever whether these formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing.
Sister
“I know how it will be,”
Narrator
his sister had said when he was preparing to migrate to this rural retreat;
Sister
“you will bury yourself down there and not speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping.
I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there.
Some of them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice.”
Narrator
Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction, came into the nice division.
Young Lady
“Do you know many of the people round here?”
Narrator
asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.
Framton
“Hardly a soul,”
Narrator
said Framton.
Framton
“My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”
Narrator
He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.
Young Lady
“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?”
Narrator
pursued the self-possessed young lady.
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