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Tension

E.M. Delafield

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... XVII "A Very cold north wind," said Sir Julian, entering the room set ready for a General Committee meeting. "Damnably cold," said Mark Easter, who never swore. Sir Julian made an elaborate rearrangement of the pencils and blotting-paper on the table in front of him and then looked at Mark. They were the first arrivals. Mark's gaze met Sir Julian's, but it was unusually clouded. "I don't know what's the matter with the place," he said irritably. "What's happened?" "Nothing at all, that I know of. It's just in the air. Fuller's like a bear with a sore head, and those two women -- Farmer and Sandiloe -- whispering together in corners and exchanging glances like conspirators in a gunpowder plot. What on earth is the matter with them all?" There was silence, and then Mark said, still in the same irritable voice: "I suppose they think one's a perfect fool. If I've had one of them into my office this morning, I've had half a dozen -- on the flimsiest excuses you ever heard of in your life. I don't know what they expected to find there, I'm sure." If Sir Julian could have enlightened his agent on the point, he did not do so. But he became himself very acutely aware of the state of tension pervading the College during the course of the committee meeting. Mark, contrary to his usual habit, scarcely spoke at all; Mr. Fuller sat with a face like a thundercloud, and, looking up occasionally under his closely-knitted eyebrows, fixed inscrutable eyes upon Miss Marchrose opposite. She looked tired and nervous, and Sir Julian remembered that it was less than a week since he had thought her looking beautiful at Iris Easter's wedding. Edna, he noticed, did not glance at Miss Marchrose, but from time to time her eyes rested thoughtfully upon Mark Easter....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tension. To get started finding Tension, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... XVII "A Very cold north wind," said Sir Julian, entering the room set ready for a General Committee meeting. "Damnably cold," said Mark Easter, who never swore. Sir Julian made an elaborate rearrangement of the pencils and blotting-paper on the table in front of him and then looked at Mark. They were the first arrivals. Mark's gaze met Sir Julian's, but it was unusually clouded. "I don't know what's the matter with the place," he said irritably. "What's happened?" "Nothing at all, that I know of. It's just in the air. Fuller's like a bear with a sore head, and those two women -- Farmer and Sandiloe -- whispering together in corners and exchanging glances like conspirators in a gunpowder plot. What on earth is the matter with them all?" There was silence, and then Mark said, still in the same irritable voice: "I suppose they think one's a perfect fool. If I've had one of them into my office this morning, I've had half a dozen -- on the flimsiest excuses you ever heard of in your life. I don't know what they expected to find there, I'm sure." If Sir Julian could have enlightened his agent on the point, he did not do so. But he became himself very acutely aware of the state of tension pervading the College during the course of the committee meeting. Mark, contrary to his usual habit, scarcely spoke at all; Mr. Fuller sat with a face like a thundercloud, and, looking up occasionally under his closely-knitted eyebrows, fixed inscrutable eyes upon Miss Marchrose opposite. She looked tired and nervous, and Sir Julian remembered that it was less than a week since he had thought her looking beautiful at Iris Easter's wedding. Edna, he noticed, did not glance at Miss Marchrose, but from time to time her eyes rested thoughtfully upon Mark Easter....We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tension. To get started finding Tension, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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