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such conceited fools!" Agatha had strolled to the window, and was looking discontentedly at the prospect, as she had often done at school when alone, and sometimes did now in society. The door opened again, and Sir Charles appeared. He, too, looked round, but when his roving glance reached Agatha, it cast anchor; and he came in. "Are you busy just now, Miss Wylie?" he asked. "Yes," said Jane hastily. "She is going to write a letter for me." "Really, Jane," he said, "I think you are old enough to write your letters without troubling Miss Wylie." "When I do write my own letters you always find fault with them," she retorted. "I thought perhaps you might have leisure to try over a duet with me," he said, turning to Agatha. "Certainly," she replied, hoping to smooth matters by humoring him. "The letter will do any time before post hour." Jane reddened, and said shortly, "I will write it myself, if you will not." Sir Charles quite lost his temper. "How can you be so damnably rude?" he said, turning upon his wife. "What objection have you to my singing duets with Miss Wylie?" "Nice language that!" said Jane. "I never said I objected; and you have no right to drag her away to the piano just when she is going to write a letter for me." "I do not wish Miss Wylie to do anything except what pleases her best. It seems to me that writing letters to your tradespeople cannot be a very pleasant occupation." "Pray don't mind me," said Agatha. "It is not the least trouble to me. I used to write all Jane's letters for her at school. Suppose I write the letter first, and then we can have the duet. You will not mind waiting five minutes?" "I can wait as long as you please, of course. But it seems such an absurd abuse of your good nature that I cannot help protest!" "Oh, let it wait!" exclaimed Jane. "Such a ridiculous fuss to make about asking Agatha to write a letter, just because you happen to want her to play you your duets! I am certain she is heartily sick and tired of them." Agatha, to escape the altercation, went to the library and wrote the letter. When she returned to the drawing-room, she found no one there; but Sir Charles came in presently. "I am so sorry, Miss Wylie," he said, as he opened the piano for her, "that you should be incommoded because my wife is silly enough to be jealous." "Jealous!" "Of course. Idiocy!" "Oh, you are mistaken," said Agatha, incredulously. "How could s
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