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1、FRIVOLOUSCUPIDFRIVOLOUSCUPIDBYSIRANTHONYHOPEHAWKINS(ANTHONYHOPE,PSEUD.)1FRIVOLOUSCUPIDCHAPTERI.RELUCTANCE.I.Neitherlifenorthelawn-tennisclubwassofullatNatterleythatthenewsofHarrySterling'sreturnhadnotsomeimportance.Hecameback,moreover,toassumeapositionverydifferentfromhisoldone.Hehadlef
2、tHarrownow,departinginthesweetaromaofalongscoreagainstEtonatLord's,andwastogouptoOxfordinOctober.NowbetweenaschoolboyandaUniversitymanthereisagulf,indicatedunmistakablybythecigarettewhichadornedHarry'smouthashewalkeddownthestreetwithanewlyacquiescentfather,andthoroughlyrealizedbyhisoldp
3、laymates.Theyoungmengreetedhimasanequal,theboysgrudginglyacceptedhissuperiority,andthegirlsreceivedhimmuchasthoughtheyhadnevermethimbeforeintheirlivesandwerepressinglyinneedofanintroduction.ThesefeaturesofhisreappearanceamusedMrs.Mortimer;sherecollectedhimasanuntidy,shy,prettyboy;butmin
4、d,workingonmatter,hadsotransformedhimthatshewasdoubtfulenoughabouthimtoaskherhusbandifthatwerereallyHarrySterling.Mr.Mortimer,moppinghisbaldheadafteroneofhisenergeticfailuresatlawntennis,gruntedassent,andremarkedthatafewyearsmorewouldseealikedevelopmentintheirelderson,aremarkwhichborder
5、edonabsurdity;forJohnnywasbuteight,andtenyearsarenotafewyearstoaladyoftwenty-eight,whatevertheymayseemtoamanofforty-four.PresentlyHarry,shakinghimselffreefromanentanglinggroupoftheVicaragegirls,joinedhisfather,andthetwocameacrosstoMrs.Mortimer.ShewasafavoriteofoldSterling's,andhewasprou
6、dtopresenthishandsomesontoher.Shelistenedgraciouslytohisjocosities,stealingaglanceatHarrywhenhisfathercalledhim"agoodboy."Harryblushed2FRIVOLOUSCUPIDandassumedanairofindifference,tossinghishairbackfromhissmoothforehead,andswinginghisracketcarelesslyinhishand.Theladyaddressedsomewordsofp
7、atronizingkindnesstohim,seekingtoputhimathisease.Sheseemedtosucceedtosomeextent,forhelethisfatherandherhusbandgoofftogether,andsatdownbyheronthebench,regardlessofthefactthattheVicaragegirlswerewaitingforhimtomakeafourth.Hesaidnothing,andMrs.Mortimerlookedathimfromunderherlongla
