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In the House of Commons, Mr Adderley, the under-secretary for the Colonies, who was in charge of the measure, found a cordial supporter, instead of a critic, in Mr Cardwell, the former colonial secretary, so that the bill was carried through with ease and celerity. John Bright's speech reflected the anti-Imperial spirit of the time.
It is on that account alone that it might be expected we should examine it closely, and see that we commit no error in passing it. The right hon. Gentleman has not offered us, on one point, an explanation which I think he will be bound to make. This bill does not include the whole of the British North American Provinces. Adderley: 'I am glad I can inform the hon.
What did all this portend, unless that the Mandarin Quong was dead? And if he were dead why was Adderley more afraid of him dead than he had been of him living? I thought of the haunting shadow, I thought of the night at Katong, and I thought of Dr. Matheson's words when he had told us of his discovery of the Chinaman lying in the road that night outside Singapore.
Here he pushed aside with a smothered 'Damn! the footman, who stood holding open the door of the waggonette, and officiously gave the Duke of Lumpton a hand to help him into the carriage. "Now, Lord Mawdenham, please! You next, Mr. Longford! Come, come, Mr. Adderley! Think of Lady Elizabeth! She will be arriving at the Hall before we are there to receive her! Terrible, terrible! Come along!
Adderley and four or five servants, he had crossed the Channel, and had gone first to Chateau Leurre, where he was rapturously welcomed by the old steward Osbert.
He was very silent, and Julian Adderley, generally accustomed to talk for two, seemed disposed to an equal taciturnity. The few hours they had spent in the society of Maryllia Vancourt and her weird protegee, Cicely Bourne, had given both men subject for various thoughts which neither of them were inclined to express to one another.
Matheson described as a Busman's Holiday." At mention of Dr. Matheson's name Adderley visibly started. "So you know Matheson," he murmured. "I didn't know you had ever met him." Plainly to hide his confusion he stood up, and crossing the room drew my attention to a rather fine silver bowl of early Persian ware.
"Quite quite!" agreed Julian Adderley "I considered him exceptionally so when I first saw him in his own church, opposing a calm front to the intrusive pomposity and appalling ignorance of our venerable acquaintance, Sir Morton Pippitt. I decided that I had found a Man. So new! so fresh! That is why I took a cottage for the summer close by, that I might be near the rare specimen!"
Adderley to let us know if there was anything in which we could possibly participate to give pleasure and entertainment to Miss Vancourt," he answered frigidly "He seems to have ingratiated himself with both Miss Vancourt and her young friend Miss Bourne I should have thought he would have been told of their intending departure."
I cried. "Adderley!" There was no reply, and without further ceremony I entered and searched the chambers. They were empty. Deeply mystified, I was about to go out again when there came a ring at the door-bell. I walked to the door and a policeman was standing upon the landing. "Good evening, sir," he said, and then paused, staring at me curiously. "Good evening, constable," I replied.
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