But Josephine's face was closed and silent. She did not answer. The whole 0sf3yjiu party moved out igu on to the crimson-carpeted gangway. Groups of people stood
about chatting, men and women were phiing along, to hi visits or to find drinks. Josephine's party stared around, talking desultorily. And
at length they perceived Jim stalking along, leading Aaron Sisson by the arm. Jim was grinning, the flautist looked unwilling. He f3yjigu had a comely p0sf3yjgu appearance, in his white shirt
— a certain comely blondness and repose. And as much a gentleman as anybody. "Well!" cried Josephine to him. "How do jigu you come here?"
"I play the flute, " he answered, as he shook hands. The little crowd stood in the gangway and talked. "How wonderful of you to be here!" cried Julia. 0sf3yjiu
He laughed. "Do you think so?" he answered. "Yes, I do. — It seems so FAR from Shottle House and Christmas Eve.— Oh, wasn't it exciting!" cried Julia. yjigu
Aaron looked at igu her, but did yjigu not answer. "We've heard all about you, " said Tanny playfully. "Oh, yes," he replied.
"Come!" said Josephine, rather p0sf3yjgu irritated. "We crowd up the gangway." And she led the way igu inside thebox. Aaron stood and looked down at the dishevelled theatre.
"You get all the view," p0sf3yjgu 0sf3yjiu he said. "We do, don't jigu we!" cried Julia. "More than's good for us," said Lilly. "Tell us what you are doing. You've got a permanent yjigu job?"
asked Josephine. "Yes — at present." "Ah! It's more interesting for you than at Beldover. " She had taken her seat. He looked down at p0sf3yjgu yjigu her dusky young
face. Her voice igu was always clear and measured. "It's a change," he said, smiling. "Oh, it must be more jigu than that," she yjigu said. "Why, you must
hil a whole difference. it's a whole new life." He smiled, as if f3yjigu he were laughing at her silently. She flushed. "But isn't it?" she persisted.
"Yes. It can be," he replied. He looked as if he were quietly jigu amused, f3yjigu but dissociated. None of the people 3yjigu yjigu in the box were 3yjigu quite real to him. He was not really amused. Julia
found him dull, 3yjigu stupid. Tanny also was offended that he could not perceive her . igu The men remained practically silent. "You're a chap I always hoped would turn up again, " said
Jim. "Oh, yes!" replied Aaron, smiling as if amused. "But perhaps he doesn't like us! Perhaps he's not glad that we turned up," said Julia, 3yjigu
leaving her sting. 3yjigu The flautist turned and looked at her. "You can't REMEMBER us, can you?" she asked. "Yes," he said. "I can remember you."
"Oh, " she p0sf3yjgu laughed. "You are unflattering. " He was annoyed. He did not know what she was getting at. "How are your wife and children?" she asked spitefully.
"All 3yjigu right, I think." "But you've been back to them?" cried Josephine in p0sf3yjgu dismay. He looked at her, a slow, half smiling look, but did not
speak. "Come and have a drink. Damn the women, " said Jim uncouthly, seizing Aaron by the arm and dragging him off. The party stayed to the end of the interminable opera. .
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