Masqueraders
“‘Prue, we distress the large gentleman.’‘You do. You may say that you annoy me.’ Sir Anthony turned to face him. ‘You drag your sister from scrape to scrape.’Robin bowed. ‘And out of them, sir. Do me that much justice.’‘Why, what’s this?’ Prudence came to lay a hand on Sir Anthony’s arm. ‘You don’t know me, Tony, if you think I am dragged anywhere.’He looked down at her with no smile in his eyes. ‘Ay, I’ll believe you went on that mad errand of your own free will.’Robin’s brows went up; the lau...gh died on his lips. The gentleman was seriously annoyed, it seemed. Prudence met the hard look squarely. ‘You’re angry with me, Tony? Why?’‘You can’t guess? It did not occur to you that I might wish to be told of this escapade?’‘Yes, it occurred to me. But I have told you, Tony, that I do not desire to see you tread our maze.’‘I’ve the right, I think, to choose for myself. You must still exclude me?’‘You said that you would hold back from us,’ she said.‘You mistake, my dear.MoreLess
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