The Age of Innocence

\"But Mrs. Carfry will think that I ought to be taking you upstairs.\"

During the homeward drive Archer pondered deeply on this episode. His hour with M. Riviere had put new air into his lungs, and his first impulse had been to invite him to dine the next day; but he was beginning to understand why married men did not always immediately yield to their first impulses.

\"That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully


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\"But Mrs. Carfry will think that I ought to be taking you upstairs.\"

During the homeward drive Archer pondered deeply on this episode. His hour with M. Riviere had put new air into his lungs, and his first impulse had been to invite him to dine the next day; but he was beginning to understand why married men did not always immediately yield to their first impulses.

\"That young tutor is an interesting fellow: we had some awfully


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