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Chapter IX: Lucy As a Work of Art<br />

A few days after the engagement was<br />

announced Mrs. Honeychurch made Lucy and<br />

her Fiasco come to a little garden-party in the<br />

neighbourhood, for naturally she wanted to<br />

show people that her daughter was marrying a<br />

presentable man.<br />

Cecil was more than presentable; he looked<br />

distinguished, and it was very pleasant to see<br />

his slim figure keeping step with Lucy, and his<br />

long, fair face responding when Lucy spoke to<br />

him. People congratulated Mrs. Honeychurch,<br />

which is, I believe, a social blunder, but it<br />

pleased her, and she introduced Cecil rather<br />

indiscriminately to some stuffy dowagers.<br />

At tea a misfortune took place: a cup of coffee<br />

was upset over Lucy's figured silk, and though<br />

Lucy feigned indifference, her mother feigned<br />

nothing of the sort but dragged her indoors to<br />

have the frock treated by a sympathetic maid.<br />

They were gone some time, and Cecil was left

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