John Galsworthy

Name: The Man of Property — Chapter 13. Perfection of the House
Author: John Galsworthy

The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

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“The Man of Property — Chapter 13. Perfection of the House”, published in 1922, is a work by John Galsworthy. It explores elements such as Soames, Bosinney and James.

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ Irene turned on him. "Again," she said, "you should ask her!"
"Well," flustered James, frightened by her look, "it's very odd that I can't get a plain answer to a plain question, but there it is."
He sat ruminating over his rebuff, and burst out at last:
"Well, I've warned you. You won't look ahead. Soames he doesn't say much, but I can see he won't stand a great deal more of this sort of thing. You'll have nobody but yourself to blame, and, what's more, you'll get no sympathy from anybody."
Irene bent her head with a little smiling bow. "I am very much obliged to you." ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ Irene did not answer, and James, too, ceased speaking. There was something in her silence which disconcerted him; it was not the silence of obstinacy, rather that of acquiescence in all that he could find to say. And yet he felt as if he had not had the last word. He could not understand this.
He was unable, however, to long keep silence.
"I suppose that young Bosinney," he said, "will be getting married to June now?"
Irene's face changed. "I don't know," she said; "you should ask her." ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ You going to take Irene? You'd better take her. I should think there'll be a lot that'll want seeing to."
Without looking up, Soames answered: "She won't go."
"Won't go? What's the meaning of that? She's going to live in the house, isn't she?"
Soames made no reply.
"I don't know what's coming to women nowadays," mumbled James; "I never used to have any trouble with them. She's had too much liberty. She's spoiled——"
Soames lifted his eyes: "I won't have anything said against her," he said unexpectedly.
The silence was only broken now by the supping of James's soup. ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ Irene hung back, but again changed her mind, and went out to the carriage, James brooding over her closely, to make quite sure.
It was not before he had got her more than half way that he began: "Soames is very fond of you—he won't have anything said against you; why don't you show him more affection?" ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ Rousing himself from his reverie over the soup, James took one of his rapid shifting surveys of surrounding facts.
"Your mother's in bed," he said; "you can have the carriage to take you down. I should think Irene'd like the drive. This young Bosinney'll be there, I suppose, to show you over."
Soames nodded.
"I should like to go and see for myself what sort of a job he's made finishing off," pursued James. "I'll just drive round and pick you both up."
"I am going down by train," replied Soames. "If you like to drive round and see, Irene might go with you, I can't tell." ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ Bosinney did not take it, but, turning with a laugh, said:
"Good-bye, Mr. Forsyte. Don't get caught in the storm!" and walked away.
"Well," began James, "I don't know——"
But the sight of Irene's face stopped him. Taking hold of his daughter-in-law by the elbow, he escorted her towards the carriage. He felt certain, quite certain, they had been making some appointment or other....
Nothing in this world is more sure to upset a Forsyte than the discovery that something on which he has stipulated to spend a certain sum has cost more. ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ The dull ruby tiles that extended from the foot of the walls to the verge of a circular clump of tall iris plants, surrounding in turn a sunken basin of white marble filled with water, were obviously of the best quality. ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ On hearing from Bosinney that his limit of twelve thousand pounds would be exceeded by something like four hundred, he had grown white with anger. His original estimate of the cost of the house completed had been ten thousand pounds, and he had often blamed himself severely for allowing himself to be led into repeated excesses. Over this last expenditure, however, Bosinney had put himself completely in the wrong. How on earth a fellow could make such an ass of himself Soames could not conceive ”

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John Galsworthy, The Man of Property — Chapter 13… (1922)

“ He tucked the top corner of his napkin behind the third button of his waistcoat, a practice he had been obliged to abandon years ago in the West End. He felt that he should relish his soup—the entire morning had been given to winding up the estate of an old friend. ”

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