beinthenvivianduboisighthavedoneorsaidfoolishthingssheghthaverungupduboisonthetelephone,talkingindiscreetlyinaighthavebeenoverheardinyeitakeinquiriesatthegolfhotelastoighthaveslippedthroughthegardentothesidedoor,dehisgoneedthere,perhaps,tilltheastedoothelibraryeaescuewasalonebutallthisoofast
neelehadquestionedrydoveandelainefortescue;hestseenopercivalfortescuesosaychapter16
insperspercivalinheroupstairs,ein
”isthereanythingarethere”
”pleasesitdoorequestionsioaskyou”
”oh,yesyes,ofurseinspectoritsallsodreadful,isntitsoverydreadful”shesatdooreeedioentaloutlook,yethethoughtsheghthavebeeneffiberedheravidexpassedherlifehereyelidsflutteredandfellbeforehissearchingglancetheygavehertheappearanceofbeingbothnervousandguilty,butheuldnotbesurethatthathecase”ifraid,”hesaidsoothingly,”ustbeverytiresoforyouallidoappreingofeventsyoucadoeupandfetchedyou””yesyes,shedidshecaandsaidteaeidbeeningletters”inspectoeelejustglancedoverattheingdesk”isee,”hesaid”sohoher,ithoughtyoudbeenoutforawalk””didshesaysoyesnoyheadachedsoioutanderforahegarden””iseeyoudidntetanyone”
”etanyone”shestaredathi”ean”
”ijusthiswalkofyours”
”isasuspiciously
”thenyouandyoueintotellyouthatteawasready””yesyes,andsoicadown”
”andhere”
”adeleandelaine,andanuteortebackfroenya””andthenyouallhadtea”
”yes,eupheretofinishlettersileftelaiherehadele”henoddedreassuringly
”yesssforteseyet”
”ohnopercyvaldidntgethountilabouthalfpastsixofsevenhedbeenkeptupintown””hecabackbytrain”
”yeshetookataxifrohestation”
”toebackbytrain”
”hedoessotisnotveryoftenithinkhedbeentoplaefroannonstreet””isee,”saidinspectoeeleheadeahoughtnotisupposeyoudonthappentohaveanyidea”tohissurprisejenniferfortescuenoddedvigorously”oh,yes,”shesaid”adeledeaeso”
”indeedwhenhis”
”oh,itonthago,ithink”
”thatsveryinteresting,”saidinspectoeelespercivalleantforationsheclearlyenjoyedexhibitinghersuperiorknowledge”valdidntknoeoutofthestationers,thenisaingoutofthesolicitorsofficeansellandreet””ah,”saidneele,”thelocalsolicitors”
”yesandisaidtoadeleyakeailysolirbillingsleyshesaidtheoldsneakilyno,shesaid,yoakeitoatterifyoudoyouenoughttosticktogether,dontyou,inspectoeele””iurethatsaverynirsfortesatically
”iureieverillnatured,”saidjennifer”ididntparticularlycareforadele,ifyouknoeanialanisjudgedher,poorsoul””ue”
”youree,iureinlytoogladtodoanythingicanitsallsoveryterrible,isntitheoldladyoing””shesassrplesheverykindlycaheretogiveusationsheuldaboutt
