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

"Mr. Beebe?" said his mother, trying to
conceal her interest. "I don't see how Mr.
Beebe comes in."
"You know Mr. Beebe's funny way, when you
never quite know what he means. He said: 'Mr.
Vyse is an ideal bachelor.' I was very cute, I
asked him what he meant. He said 'Oh, he's
like me-- better detached.' I couldn't make him
say any more, but it set me thinking. Since
Cecil has come after Lucy he hasn't been so
pleasant, at least--I can't explain."
"You never can, dear. But I can. You are
jealous of Cecil because he may stop Lucy
knitting you silk ties."
The explanation seemed plausible, and
Freddy tried to accept it. But at the back of his
brain there lurked a dim mistrust. Cecil
praised one too much for being athletic. Was
that it? Cecil made one talk in one's own way.
This tired one. Was that it? And Cecil was the