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"'Thou looks't like Antichrist in that lewd hat,' she said in a somber voice, for the hounds had lost their fox and the only tolerable-looking man had vanished.
"'Oh! Oh!' Cried Cecelia, 'what a shocking thing to say! It's blasphemy, I'm sure. I declare I've never had such a shocking thing said to me since Jemmy Blagrove called me that rude word. I shall tell Mama.'
"'Don't be a fool, Cissy. It's a quotation—literature—the Bible.'
"'Oh. Well, I think it's very shocking. You are covered with mud, Di. Oh, you took my tricorne. Oh, what an ill-natured thing you are—I am sure you spoilt the feather. I shall tell Mama.' She snatched the hat, but finding it unhurt she softened and went on, 'Well: and so you had a dirty ride. You went along Gallipot Lane, I...
This section contains 2,847 words (approx. 8 pages at 400 words per page) |