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"Really, I never thought about it," said Will, sulkily

"That is just the answer Tertius gave me, when I first asked hientle of when you

are with Mrs Casaubon?"

"Herself," said Will, not indisposed to provoke the charate "When one sees a perfect woman, one never thinks of her

attributes--one is conscious of her presence"

"I shall be jealous when Tertius goes to Lowick," said Rosahtness "He will co of ate hitherto Mrs

Casaubon is too unlike other women for them to be compared with her"

"You are a devout worshipper, I perceive You often see her, I

suppose"

"No," said Will, almost pettishly "Worship is usually a matter of

theory rather than of practice But I a it to excess just

at this ain soate will like to hear the music,

and I cannot enjoy it so ithout hiain, Rosa his coat-collar with both her hands, "Mr Ladislaas

here singing with me when Mrs Casaubon ca him at our house? Surely your

position is more than equal to his--whatever may be his relation to the

Casaubons"

"No, no; itelse if he were really vexed, Ladislaw is

a sort of gypsy; he thinks nothing of leather and prunella"

"Music apart, he is not always very agreeable Do you like hiood fellow: rather miscellaneous and