A Room With a View by Edward Morgan Forster Chapter 10 Page 5

priceless of all possessions — her own soul.

Playing bumble-puppy with Minnie Beebe, niece to the rector, and aged thirteen — an ancient and most honourable game, which consists in striking tennis-balls high into the air, so that they fall over the net and immoderately bounce; some hit Mrs. Honeychurch; others are lost. The sentence is confused, but the better illustrates Lucy's state of mind, for she was trying to talk to Mr. Beebe at the same time.

“Oh, it has been such a nuisance — first he, then they — no one knowing what they wanted, and every one so tiresome.”

“But they really are coming now,” said Mr. Beebe. “I wrote to Miss Teresa a few days ago — she was wondering how often the butcher