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

well enough. Standing between Mr. Beebe and
Cecil, she had made a few temperate allusions
to Italy, and George had replied. She was
anxious to show that she was not shy, and was
glad that he did not seem shy either.
"A nice fellow," said Mr. Beebe afterwards
"He will work off his crudities in time. I rather
mistrust young men who slip into life
gracefully."
Lucy said, "He seems in better spirits. He
laughs more."
"Yes," replied the clergyman. "He is waking
up."
That was all. But, as the week wore on, more
of her defences fell, and she entertained an
image that had physical beauty. In spite of the
clearest directions, Miss Bartlett contrived to
bungle her arrival. She was due at the
South-Eastern station at Dorking, whither Mrs.
Honeychurch drove to meet her. She arrived at