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

"Oh, yes," he grumbled. "And you will be
satisfied, too, for they're friends of Cecil;
so--elaborate irony--"you and the other
country families will be able to call in perfect
safety."
"CECIL?" exclaimed Lucy.
"Don't be rude, dear," said his mother
placidly. "Lucy, don't screech. It's a new bad
habit you're getting into."
"But has Cecil--"
"Friends of Cecil's," he repeated, "'and so
really dee-sire- rebel. Ahem! Honeychurch, I
have just telegraphed to them.'"
She got up from the grass.
It was hard on Lucy. Mr. Beebe sympathized
with her very much. While she believed that
her snub about the Miss Alans came from Sir
Harry Otway, she had borne it like a good girl.