A Room With A View - Forster E.M..pdf - Cove Systems

Therefore an invitation from the chaplain was
something to be proud of. Between the two
sections of his flock he was often the only link,
and it was his avowed custom to select those of
his migratory sheep who seemed worthy, and
give them a few hours in the pastures of the
permanent. Tea at a Renaissance villa?
Nothing had been said about it yet. But if it did
come to that-- how Lucy would enjoy it!
A few days ago and Lucy would have felt the
same. But the joys of life were grouping
themselves anew. A drive in the hills with Mr.
Eager and Miss Bartlett--even if culminating in
a residential tea-party--was no longer the
greatest of them. She echoed the raptures of
Charlotte somewhat faintly. Only when she
heard that Mr. Beebe was also coming did her
thanks become more sincere.
"So we shall be a partie carree," said the
chaplain. "In these days of toil and tumult one
has great needs of the country and its message