Show X A BEAUTY synopsis from A brutal AtoP stepfather father an unhappy home and a proposed hubband she young french girl stia tatios ads in a countr country road on the vergo of desperation halted by an exploded ure tire two young r lord gerain dombey and christopher hent dent are attracted by the eldra dig appe appearance arsinee she thea them to take tier her away trott her misery in of adventure ad venturi they arlo do 0 no 0 o conveying her to monto mont carlo and putting her in afe cafe has hands a for the night adyr tile speaks english her mothr mother haying been an educated woman chapter III 3 lady mry mbry ans 11 young of very pl pleasing ensing appearance but there were occasions upon which tb the could look stern tills was one of them 1 I am never surprised eil nt at anything that gerald does doea she told tod christopher I 1 who was seated next lier fier at billmier I 1 table but I 1 roust must say that I 1 should never have expected you to have been I 1 mixed up lip in ono one of ills escapades 1 what are you going go ang to do alth with the lie girl 7 Ve hoped chirl copher ventured a little doubtfully that you marlit lie be able ble to make use of tier her ns as a kind of under sewing mald or something of that sort fort thank you lady mary replied dl without enthusiasm 1 I nm fin perfectly satisfied with the services servas cs of illy iiii own owa mold lord who biad taken only 7 A languid interest in the conversation intervened for tile the fars time where Is the young person now I 1 te be inquired in some rooms one of the hou house I 1 keepers it at the hotel found ar for me sir gerald replied lady mary rose to her feet beet 4 1 I cant decide she sned which of you two has lost lija ills henrt to tilts this paragon of ellk vl lK lovelin ess however I 1 feel sure that iny advice Is the best send lier her back to 0 o her people gerald strolled to tile door with ills sister elster and returned to ills his place fingering his cigarette tte case irritably lord flinter leys sipped his wine thoughtfully 1 I atu am not suggesting for a singh moment lie observed that your attl tue toward chiq young woman Is not nod will not always be entirely y irre but 11 nac a t tae salme aine tinie you must remember ren that t h n t va ve n eln a coun try where such acl a d venure ven urea are ar likely to be d T I 1 feel inclined therefore he to indorse your slaters sisters ad ilce I 1 should do all that I 1 could to encourage tier to return to her people well talk to tier her in tile morning tr ir gerald 1 I retire to the drawing room and ad persuade sunry 0 to o roe meano and ou two young fellows can smoke to our hearts lie urta content glye me your rm gernel arnld ern ld dont think we shall stop iong 11 aull excuse us sir geralo confided i a he rose to his feti its christo hers firt first night in conlo curio iino and I 1 want fant to show him the ropes come along old chap and make your die lixI he added addled turning to ills hit friend r end lady mitry made roon for chris 0 pilfer pher by her side she was scarcely eely of tier her brothers good looks lit hey her cyns us good lier itier tea felt aes ires ues d her dereyes he reyes eyes clear clear as a rule sympathetic lier fier tone id ad manner attractive her figure es mally lally in ri 0 riding t was unde table able her skill lit at golf und find tennis fur far we bove tide the ordinary t it was tor for lack of offers that at twenty r years rears of age I 1 pile die waa still un tied they ey talked for some time with in ID rt t lody lady t marys wit was keen und find wr their insight unusual during d pause ked Vin conversation lord s across ille he room through his ye your y our f friend ale d mth seema to get on V very ery alary he be remarked inave dyve leac leli ctol d been puls pals gerald NI e retty well nt tha ar W AlIn dering 14 a to 0 o be well thy say aay lies one of bf our youngest I 1 I 1 22 ard 81 antim moments rieba erita ri eya tall for V 7 7 has 4 tier her ants aunts hundred allu n dred thouy bunds ho eald cald at length leneth she 0 1 young person to mir marry dhe nel her ve r own mind inand tha ayi interfere 1 ere dais lie bus a good anoa fellow but bui labont thought of f marrying lev M r bladl 1 mart you Y ina q I 1 take e film hiu off now sir tilmor illert far lunch at taho bolf her his frien frienda dm sum au lt nr net enthusiasm gerald an W ile the both nt find tm lm V tv han 0 young voS men nen took a B ailt i a ailt i H nl minutes later d of oy ragged the his s friend into ati their ahm 0 e alwy aliey ow find nd lo 10 r t cert r ie dillih 8 ib inwards t to t tle I 1 e sport p 0 top or if ecca ca of de pher h ev eIfim 01 ite t iny finy rule ru tl ched hh breathed ed M attl murp e th iff nil 0 twe A ats 8 liss s b the he h e waa wn if ed 11 aitu md J brosy baccarat rowlo TOW lo ernp id foroi X at BYE P hillips oppenheim copyright by little drown brown A co c noted hy by tills this strange blithering gatheral ga theril 19 their diversity Il lanners in ft clas class 8 and dress found rou n scat S in III the lie little presently he a allt bur bar ordered whisky y and li d soda ani leaned leal ld buck watch to td tl lie ie never ea llop bensing censing stream astren I 1 of without loiterers loiter ers suddenly SUI denly avny warning ills tit him a queer trick ile he was back on 0 tile cool odor sunlit hillside hill mole with the or of tile the his nostrils and all the he vina in tile girl looking lie ile gate over she turned tier lier healt lie ami sll div tier her fave face her ith their tyes eyes lier terrified appeal nall ul ter InI vering lips bior r chlois ch liIs lie tender ill ule u l appeal il of tier lier tile the sou and sweetness of tier innocent youth dinning like ithe some fresh to tier her trembling body SIVOL tweet it perfume bertild stood his is ace nf luino ills his him voice eyes eves brilliant ills excitement quivered slightly with subdued sub diled christopher you yot moonstruck moon struck old d dodderer Od derer lie ho cried up I 1 I 1 it haive live seen tile the most wonderful creature on earth I 1 wont leave I 1 tills place until I 1 find out who slie rhe Is what another adventure chris chila youre yoIIro 3 not think ing ng myrtile ahm 1 1 child noll nol avis tile the irloa alent t ent rejoinder 1 I tell you it its soine boine one here tonight biles lies either preach or or idallan Ital liin 1 I cant wiiilie uke up my illy eilind which she la is with 1111 older woman vo inan who seems to be a rort gorl ot of attendant every ones talking about here but bill no one olle seems to know wio who she Is velt till you see herl her I 1 iro fin not the 1 must moat beautiful fil women in most of 0 the call capitals of the world I 1 was at it glennn ann and home before tile the war know nit but I 1 never dont move dont look us its though ive been wen talking about abou them here they comet of christopher watched the ap aspri approach tile the two aomen with an interest tit at first lint but rent enough as they drew nearer the younger of the two slightly in advance she was rather over the height liet glit tind tier her carriage although she as not in n the least assertive ans full of I 1 rin ar I 1 1 I will not go back she sha declared Fler fiercely colly tile alm simple p le dignity of one ane who nho lias has been 0 accustomed Uston led to commend ct S she he was slim yet the outlines of tier her figure were so soft as to become almost voluptuous she wore it a dress of perfectly plain hanck lace fl ulyst which the lie skin of her neck and shoulder ders seemed of nIn buster whiteness her only ornament was a long double string of gearls of unusual sohl alze ter iter I hair glossy and absolutely hetblack jet black was brushed from tier her forehead and around her enra ears ad a tant it seemed almost like it fl ohp etli tier her complexion was uns tier lips n nat itral sc urlet tier her eyes were of fl a deep sl itile of brown inclined to hp be bull mosed closed ns as though she warp shortsighted short sighted ifer her eyela shit werf arre long and silky tier her eyebrows looked na as alj aliey v hold hilen and vet left a of if entire i naturalness iiii h ditallo ar re of cpr toilette were vere un unduly hille yet rt simpli the who ed her lairo lair o an air of distinction hut but she ana aked avith th gray hair and unwieldy fA calire lire she all herself with no mn stir of deference I 1 toward ar her fam companion pa rilon wua gerald whispered excitedly 1 she Is very beautiful and very tin nn 11 carl 8 copher admitted have you goidell no po iden Idell who bh e jg 18 11 if 1 I ani found any on nn who diw who they were I 1 should have heep Intro dared before now wax nn she bluff r epli y creddle Fr eddle carruth Carni erp tt hab a s gone geine n to nr akl the superintendent nt i the two iyo luen ed on tu to a tol touch lich th the aldei e letone gave HD 01 orter to a amiter ale lie younger one around j 1 I parra t there har would canie 1 I di ilant i ern I 1 ch rebr woi no the isitt iatter er 1 I C cahnt n pt iw t taht SW she fewry nar wonderful aj and vor it in quite adlie your ny r I 1 gerald 31 ild laughed scornfully y youre tire I 1 I 1 not lot comparing our little ottlo from the lie lillis with with lier her uro nrc you lie demanded replied enell lifts lia her clinti cli arin la christopher gerald leaned back in hla his chair and laughed Inu glied long lone and heartily tily our little vlod rose tic lie sold said la if ke 11 thousand I 1 others ot hersa ot pretty face a f confiding manners ill four hours she would hav anva fail 9 it you fill all that she could know if t love anti life she Is I 1 as much a vorel I 1 as tills girl Is 1 I a Inis tTY aro are there ovill ovil any queens 9 pi princesses wandering about the worl world 1 I noil sho I 1 cliris I 1 swear that looks na as though slip had bill flown stepi peo froin a th tl irone rolle I 1 thank hea vois diore bere iere Carruth cral I 1 A young who lind had been staring in III nt it tile lie doorway recognized gerald und nine across to them no yo VO old tiling thing lie he div confided div leaning down they are registered 1 it us ns find mademoiselle de finifter hunt niece the old downstairs however ho admitted bilat lie he believed that to bw bei on an sullied rd natille ni nn me tIlle you bribe him or some gerald a angerly en gerly old johnny fairly corn cornered pred nie me e tile two indies lie ie told me had declared their desire to remain incognito it not lot tho therefore wait tile lie bUsIll esq of f a to be inquisitive whereupon I 1 ato AWAY with my lily anil be tween my legs all tho the slime I 1 dont ure believe lie be has tile the least idea who they gerala renild si sighed glied 1 I shall know her sooner or later lip lie muttered tittered i but its such a waste of pre precious clous imp 1 you wont forget that we promised to 10 go gonad anti see myrthle Myr Myrt early christopher reminded him blin gerald stared at his friend myrtile who the devil why tile child front tile the violet farm ol of coursel course I 1 id forgotten till all about her 0 0 0 0 myrelle line caine lying flying to the db door or christopher saw faw lier her eyes travel over lits shoulder lie he ingv edw I 1 the he sudden budden clout cloud I 1 upon liar anc A queer little stab of pain startled hini him by its very poignancy po mancy monsieur gerald ho he la Is not with you she asked disconsolately shook ills hla hend head ile iio wits aia up tip late last night lie explained pla ined 1 I 1 went to his room but he was fast asleep I 1 dare say bay ho he will wig come on presently alle lie promised to tobe be hero early she said ling lie he spoken of tnt mol has he said mid anything about aboul sendina se me back I 1 nothing christopher assi red her do you still fee feel that you dont want to go bacic ack she stood quite still in the middle of the little apartment and looked at him something about her ans altered it seemed although asi as though slip had passed aroi 11 girini girlhood bod to womanhood in the night flight i 1 I will not go back she declared fiercely it Is not that I 1 mind p werty poverty or liard hard work it la Is ller re I 1 could not bear bilm li lm nedr near me lie ile i imal shall never come near me otherwise I 1 shall ahall dle die even you monsieur christopher you do pot not wish we me to we die her eyes were swimming with tears she leaned leanea a little towards hlen antl and christopher patted her encouragingly her lips were very close to his fresh and sweet and quivering christopher conscious of a rare and almost over run mustering temptation turned away liri 46 icord comi outside 1 he invited 1 I wp will take you 0 on tile the terrace and we will sit in the sunshine she h clapped her fier hands handi herself again almost they wande wandered reil down from the fashionable part of tile the promenade to the pebbly b ench benh and along the lie sands bunds myrelle wah never tired dred of the wonder of it nil all often lip however wever she cast an anxious look you tou do not think Vins monsieur leur gerald will he be for us ua she us used asked ed christopher ana pvn s conscious of nf a acarl carl oil sense aeise of annoyance wech he could not altogether explain he 11 led the way up tile the steps aw and pr on to the terrace alce we will tribe a rent aca here he suggested we can see the hotel and j the turning to your lodgings and y you ou tv can watch for him film slie acquiesced nad for fon the next half hour yit bentton between the 1 I c t t lie hotel ind the passers by bv at the end of that time she became a little bell bel r if it Is not nor right chap 1 she nid th hut I 1 i st si cierel herewith with you in ld these anil and without S hut but people ook at ivl u sa BO strangely you look very nl nice ce 9 christopher nib her and beside sIf alii no ont on else busi business but our our own 4 it boott s bove aff affair aills and ba dl ly mixed afta at that sit whitt 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