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The next morning, when Claudia opened her eyes after a bad and restless night, she knew by Johnsons voice that some agitation was in the air.
Claudia knew his name as that of a famous and very wealthy Greek family, and she recalled a rumour that had once linked it with her mothers. Had they found happiness together? Were there golden memories between them? She wondered curiously how a man and woman felt in such a case, who, after the lapse of many years, met again. Did yesterday seem as to-day? Was memory sharp or dulled by time, did they remember the high-water-mark of their passion, or the moment when they had said good-bye? Were they glad to meet again? If she and Frank met after many years, would they? Then suddenly she heard Fays voice saying confidently: I know you wouldnt do the things Ive done. But Circe had done them, too, and she had not had the excuse poor Fay could bring forward.
And suddenly she knew.
Does it strike you that Gilbert wants a woman of character? asked his mother with unexpected acuteness. Clever men are usually better mated to stupid wives. Look at Carlyle and Jane Welsh! Much too clever for one another. Then irrelevantly, There are too many clever girls nowadays. I dont believe they make any the better wives and mothers for being so clever. I am sure I never wanted such a daughter-in-law.
The good-sized hall was cheery enough with plenty of red paper and red carpet, perhaps a thought too cheerful, as though the decorator had said, Now lets have a cheerful hall, a very cheerful hall. There was a large imitation oak stand, crowded with oddments in the way of coats. Claudia caught glimpses of a white knitted coat, a long squirrel one, a dark fur stole and two or three overcoats. There were any amount of umbrellas, walking-sticks, etc., and over all was a strong smell of cooking.
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Well, how do you define it? Notoriety, fame, the applause of undiscriminating men who shout with the crowd, paragraphs in the halfpenny papers side-by-side with an account of the latest high kick of a popular actress, a long obituary notice to be followed by a badly-written book of biography by one of the family which nobody readsis that worth struggling for? Paton put the[11] question quietly, his voice a trifle colourless after Gilberts.
No, no, of course not.... Jack, you must go to her.