The book And the Brotherhood
“They were sitting on the divan in the Playroom. Jean had smoothed it out where Rose had been sitting Crimond was still wearing his overcoat.
‘I would have told you if you had asked me where I was going. I would have told you now anyway. That’s not important. I was irritated about it beforehand, I didn’t want to talk about it.’ ‘Was it all right?‘ ‘Not very.’ ‘If he was rude I hope you told him to go to hell.’ ‘Oh he wasn’t rude. I was foolish. I haven’t talked to anyone about all that for a lon...g time. I said too much and I was incoherent.’ ‘Rose said he’d decided to give you an hour!’ ‘I had decided to give him half an hour. But when I saw him –’ ‘When you saw him –?’ ‘Well, I’ve known him even longer than I’ve known you. It wasn’t a proper argument, I’m afraid he’ll have rather a poor impression –’ ‘He’ll see, one day!’ ‘Oh – one day – And you, my queen and empress, my little hawkling, tell me, why did Lady Rose Curtland come to see you?’ ‘Curiosity,’ said Jean, ‘and to tell me Duncan still loves me.’ ‘And so, are you going back to him?’ ‘Crimond, don’t hurt me.’ ‘Rose has upset you.’ ‘Oh all right, and Gerard has upset you!MoreLess
‘I would have told you if you had asked me where I was going. I would have told you now anyway. That’s not important. I was irritated about it beforehand, I didn’t want to talk about it.’ ‘Was it all right?‘ ‘Not very.’ ‘If he was rude I hope you told him to go to hell.’ ‘Oh he wasn’t rude. I was foolish. I haven’t talked to anyone about all that for a lon...g time. I said too much and I was incoherent.’ ‘Rose said he’d decided to give you an hour!’ ‘I had decided to give him half an hour. But when I saw him –’ ‘When you saw him –?’ ‘Well, I’ve known him even longer than I’ve known you. It wasn’t a proper argument, I’m afraid he’ll have rather a poor impression –’ ‘He’ll see, one day!’ ‘Oh – one day – And you, my queen and empress, my little hawkling, tell me, why did Lady Rose Curtland come to see you?’ ‘Curiosity,’ said Jean, ‘and to tell me Duncan still loves me.’ ‘And so, are you going back to him?’ ‘Crimond, don’t hurt me.’ ‘Rose has upset you.’ ‘Oh all right, and Gerard has upset you!MoreLess
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