med to predominate over every other
point in his personand somehow to impress its peculiar character
on his remarks; so that to have considered his amenities apart
from his cravat would have been a severeand perhaps a
dangerouseffort of abstraction.
“HaMiss Nancy” he saidturning his head within his cravat
and smiling down pleasantly upon her“when anybody pretends
this has been a severe winterI shall tell them I saw the roses
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blooming on New Year’s Eve—ehGodfreywhat do you say?”
Godfrey made no replyand avoided looking at Nancy very
markedly; for though these complimentary personalities were held
to be in excellent taste in old-fashioned Raveloe societyreverent
love has a politeness of its own which it teaches to men otherwise
of small schooling. But the Squire was rather impatient at
Godfrey’s showing himself a dull spark in this way. By this
advanced hour of the daythe Squire was always in higher spirits
than we have seen him in at the breakfast-tableand felt it quite
pleasant to fulfil the hereditary
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