The Beetle
“'I told your servant he need not trouble to show me in,—and I've come without my aunt. I hope I'm not intruding.' She was—confoundedly; and it was on the tip of my tongue to tell her so. She came into the room, with twinkling eyes, looking radiantly happy,—that sort of look which makes even a plain young woman prepossessing.
'Am I intruding?—I believe I am.' She held out her hand, while she was still a dozen feet away, and when I did not at once dash forward to make a clutch at it, she shook he...r head and made a little mouth at me.
'What's the matter with you?—Aren't you well?' I was not well,—I was very far from well. I was as unwell as I could be without being positively ill, and any person of common discernment would have perceived it at a glance. At the same time I was not going to admit anything of the kind to her.
'Thank you,—I am perfectly well.' 'Then, if I were you, I would endeavour to become imperfectly well; a little imperfection in that direction might make you appear to more advantage.' 'I am afraid that that I am not one of those persons who ever do appear to much advantage,—did I not tell you so last night?' 'I believe you did say something of the kind,—it's very good of you to remember.MoreLess
'Am I intruding?—I believe I am.' She held out her hand, while she was still a dozen feet away, and when I did not at once dash forward to make a clutch at it, she shook he...r head and made a little mouth at me.
'What's the matter with you?—Aren't you well?' I was not well,—I was very far from well. I was as unwell as I could be without being positively ill, and any person of common discernment would have perceived it at a glance. At the same time I was not going to admit anything of the kind to her.
'Thank you,—I am perfectly well.' 'Then, if I were you, I would endeavour to become imperfectly well; a little imperfection in that direction might make you appear to more advantage.' 'I am afraid that that I am not one of those persons who ever do appear to much advantage,—did I not tell you so last night?' 'I believe you did say something of the kind,—it's very good of you to remember.MoreLess
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