My Sister Celia
“For one perilous moment, certainly, he looked down at her, while she wondered if he intended to humiliate her with a refusal, in front of everyone. Then he said, with the faintest drawl in his voice,“Sure—I’m taking you home. No one’s going to dispute my claim to that pleasure.”“But then—” Celia looked put out—“that upsets all my plans.”“Never mind, dear.” Freda spoke soothingly. ‘You’ll have all the fun of showing me to the home circle another time. It wouldn’t have been a good idea to do it t...o-night, you know. These things can fall pretty flat if they’re wrongly timed—and it’s late for springing a surprise on anyone. Bri—Mr. Vanner is quite right”—her voice took on a note of sisterly authority—“your parents should be allowed some preparation first.”“We—ell—” reluctantly, Celia abandoned her original scheme—“have it your own way.”It surprised, and even slightly alarmed, Freda to discover that she had actually imposed her will on Celia’s.MoreLess
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