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ONE<br >OLD FRIENDS MEET<br > I WILL inquire, sir, if you will please wait here, said the foot-<br >man, and, to the visitor s surprise, walked out of the front door<br >into the sunlit grounds of Brett Hall.<br > There was no sound inside the house except the impatient<br >tapping of the visitor s foot. The cut of his clothes, his rimIess<br >glasses and the square toes of his highly polished shoes pro-<br >claimed, to the English eye, that he was an Arrierican--as had<br >his voice when he had spoken tq the footman.<br > He became aware of watching eyes. His lean, tanned face<br >grew set and his body seemed, t~. become, rigid, although the<br >movement was almost imperceptible. His gaze riveted on a<br >doorway opposite the staircase.<br > When he saw who was watching him, he relaxed, smiled<br >broadly and strolled forward, over skin rugs and polished<br >wood. The watcher was a little girl of about nine or ten and,<br >although she looked timid, she came to meet him.<br > Good morning, said the child, formally.<br > I thought you were watching me, the American told her.<br > I must apologize, said the child, it was very rude of me. <br >She was a little elfin creature, with long, slim legs and a pointed<br >face. She added, reflectively, I am afraid you are going to be<br >unfortunate, sir. <br > Oh, said the American, startled.<br > I overheard you ask for Dr. Palfrey, said the cladd, and you<br >are not likely to be able to see him for some time. <br > That s a shame, said the American.<br > You see, grandfather s eleven is batting. <br > Batting, said the American, with some relief. I think I<br >follow you now. Dr. Palfrey is playing a game. <br > Why, yes, cricket, declared the child.<br > I ve never seen anyone play cricket,"the American confided.<br > You--haven t? <br > They don t play it much where I come from, he told her.<br > 7<br ><br >
Dark harvest 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书