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If the girls get no
better dance-partners than me, heaven help them!
Only a fortnight ago I drove with them to Hurlingham. My aunt
and Gwendolen disappeared in an unaccountable manner with another
man, leaving me under an umbrella tent to take charge of Dora. I
had an hour and a half of undiluted Dora. The dose was too
strong, and it made my head ache. I think I prefer neat
Carlotta.


CHAPTER IX

July 5th
I lunched at home, and read drowsily before the open window till
four o'clock. Then the splendour of the day invited me forth.
Whither should I go? I thought of Judith and Hampstead Heath; I
also thought of Carlotta and Hyde Park. The sound of the lions
roaring for their afternoon tea reached me through the still air,
and I put from me a strong temptation to wander alone and
meditative in the Zoological Gardens close by. I must not
forget, I reflected, that I am responsible for Carlotta's
education, whereas I am in no wise responsible for the animals or
for Judith.


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