Jane And the Wandering Eye
“sighed Lady Desdemona despairingly, when the Earl had left us. “That a man may seem the very soul of elegance—possessed of understanding, education, and knowledge of the world—and yet be so utterly abominable.!”
“He is a hateful fellow, indeed,” the Dowager replied with a soothing pat. “He would have us all fear and love him to distraction, for which no one can forgive him.”
“Perhaps,” I said thoughtfully, “if he expected that adoration a little less—”
“I am sure I can have given him no expecta...tion of the kind,” Lady Desdemona said stiffly. “I made every effort to assure him of my indifference.”
“And so appeared as spiteful as a cat,” the Dowager observed. “Your comment about his rogues’ gallery was far too broad, my sweet. I can detect no other ladies in the Swithin box than his sisters, Louisa and Augusta. You are far too attentive to the company he keeps. I might recommend, pauvre Mona, that the best way to turn a man enrage, as I suspect you mean to do, is to ignore him completely.”MoreLess
“He is a hateful fellow, indeed,” the Dowager replied with a soothing pat. “He would have us all fear and love him to distraction, for which no one can forgive him.”
“Perhaps,” I said thoughtfully, “if he expected that adoration a little less—”
“I am sure I can have given him no expecta...tion of the kind,” Lady Desdemona said stiffly. “I made every effort to assure him of my indifference.”
“And so appeared as spiteful as a cat,” the Dowager observed. “Your comment about his rogues’ gallery was far too broad, my sweet. I can detect no other ladies in the Swithin box than his sisters, Louisa and Augusta. You are far too attentive to the company he keeps. I might recommend, pauvre Mona, that the best way to turn a man enrage, as I suspect you mean to do, is to ignore him completely.”MoreLess
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