The Waltzing Widow/smith (1991)
“Mr. Carlton said bluntly, when Avedon got him alone at the party and outlined the nature of his suspicions against Mrs. Percy. “I hope I know a lady when I see one. She is country from head to heels, but she is genteel country. And she isn’t after Tony in the least. She spends half her time swatting him down.”
“And the other half urging him on,” Avedon pointed out. “He doesn’t leave her skirt tails for a minute, Morton. He’s the laughingstock of the place. First Lacey, now this one.”
“I expect ...it’s the Lacey affair that has got you in the boughs, but you’re high into the realms of imagination to compare the two women. In the first place Mrs. Percy wouldn’t have such a high stickler for a chaperon if she were not a genuine lady. And in the second she’d have picked up on Tony’s offer to move into Milhaven so fast your head would spin. No, no, you’re far off the mark, Avedon,” Carlton said firmly.
“You haven’t been privileged to hear how she carries on when Tony’s not around.MoreLess
“And the other half urging him on,” Avedon pointed out. “He doesn’t leave her skirt tails for a minute, Morton. He’s the laughingstock of the place. First Lacey, now this one.”
“I expect ...it’s the Lacey affair that has got you in the boughs, but you’re high into the realms of imagination to compare the two women. In the first place Mrs. Percy wouldn’t have such a high stickler for a chaperon if she were not a genuine lady. And in the second she’d have picked up on Tony’s offer to move into Milhaven so fast your head would spin. No, no, you’re far off the mark, Avedon,” Carlton said firmly.
“You haven’t been privileged to hear how she carries on when Tony’s not around.MoreLess
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