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never heard till this minute that Oniton was damp
zhqian718 发表于 2012/5/15 14:43:00
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     Margaret had a bad attack of these nerves during the honeymoon. He told her--casually, as was his habit--that Oniton Grange was let. She showed her annoyance, and asked rather crossly why she had not been consulted.
     "I didn't want to bother you," he replied. "Besides, I have only heard for certain this morning."
     "Where are we to live?" said Margaret, trying nike jordan heels to laugh. "I loved the place extraordinarily. Don't you believe in having a permanent home, Henry?"
     He assured her that she misunderstood him. It is home life that distinguishes us from the foreigner. But he did not believe in a damp home.
     "This is news. I never heard till this minute that Oniton was damp."
     "My dear girl!"--he flung out his hand--"have you eyes? have you a skin? How could it be chanel online store usa anything but damp in such a situation? In the first place, the Grange is on clay, and built where the castle moat must have been; then there's that destestable little river, steaming all night like a kettle. Feel the cellar walls; look up under the eaves. Ask Sir James or anyone. Those Shropshire valleys are notorious. The only possible place for a house in Shropshire is on a hill; cheap chanel 2.55 bag but, for my part, I think the country is too far from London, and the scenery nothing special. "
     Margaret could not resist saying, "Why did you go there, then?"
     "I--because--" He drew his head back and grew rather angry. "Why have we come to the Tyrol, if it comes to that? One might go on asking such questions indefinitely."

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