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Chapter 10

           Ramsayatlastpromptedthatparrot-likeinstinctwhichhadpickedupMildred’swordsquiteaccuratelyandcouldnowproducethem,ifonewaited,inacolourlesssingsong.Shiftingfromfoottofoot,Camrepeatedthewords,"No,theyhaven’t,andI’vetoldEllentoclearawaytea."

           MintaDoyleandPaulRayleyhadnotcomebackthen.Thatcouldonlymean,Mrs.Ramsaythought,onething.Shemustaccepthim,orshemustrefusehim.Thisgoingoffafterluncheonforawalk,eventhoughAndrewwaswiththemwhatcoulditmean?exceptthatshehaddecided,rightly,Mrs.Ramsaythought(andshewasvery,veryfondofMinta),toacceptthatgoodfellow,whomightnotbebrilliant,butthen,thoughtMrs.Ramsay,realisingthatJameswastuggingather,tomakehergoonreadingaloudtheFishermanandhisWife,shedidinherownheartinfinitelypreferboobiestoclevermenwhowrotedissertations;CharlesTansley,forinstance.Anyhowitmusthavehappened,onewayortheother,bynow.

           Butsheread,"Nextmorningthewifeawokefirst,anditwasjustdaybreak,andfromherbedshesawthebeautifulcountrylyingbeforeher.Herhusbandwasstillstretchinghimself..."

           ButhowcouldMintasaynowthatshewouldnothavehim?NotifsheagreedtospendwholeafternoonstrapesingaboutthecountryaloneforAndrewwouldbeoffafterhiscrabsbutpossiblyNancywaswiththem.Shetriedtorecallthesightofthemstandingatthehalldoorafterlunch.

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