Etude In Prose

Etude in Prose {SCRIPT to prose} SCRIPT:: I am afraid you presume too much Mr Battersea If I have lent you reason to believe this I assure you otherwise Accept my apologies please Miss Schofield I did not mean to offend News I have heard inclined me to give the event creedence Mr Battersea I advise you not to indulge yourself in the meanderings of gossip I hope I shan't hear any more of this matter If I may Miss Schofield allow me to offer apology by means of Miss Schofield would you accompany me to dinner? My Mr Battersea you catch me unawares Let me check my diary and I shall forward you my reply through Bertrand, my father's valet Shall we return to the party? Yes yes we shall prose Excuse me Mr Battersea whatever are you saying? If there was a notion to pursuade you to lend creedence to this matter let me tell you that the case is otherwise I do beg your pardon Miss Schofield News that I had heard gave me cause to have concern I wish I had not brought the matter up even though it seems absurd This Garden's secludity provides the perfect opportunity to approach you on this matter as is my concern Please allow me to advise you Mr Battersea if I may That meanderings of gossip can lead one's mind astray For it is many I would rather that collect in idle chatter And matters grow in great degrees as this case shall be On this matter I hope not to speak about it anymore today If I may Miss Schofield allow that I may offer by means of an apology Miss Schofield Will you please do me the Honour to accompany me For Dinner so that our company is not parted in an unpleasant way? My Mr Battersea you have caught me unawares Allow me to confer with my commitments I shall send word on the morrow with my father's Valet Bertrand Shall we return to the Marquis? Yes yes We may