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I'm afraid I shall lose her; for I have just begun to value her; and that is how God deals with his creatures the merciful God, as they call him." Wheeler thought it rather hard God Almighty should be blamed because Dick Bassett had taken eight years to find out his wife's merit; but he forbore to say so. He said kindly that he would stay.
Then, as though just recalling Dan's presence: "May I ask you whether, aside from that 'Courier' article, you ever consciously served Bassett in any way ever did anything that might have caused him to feel that he was under obligations?" "Why, no, sir; nothing whatever."
"Show me that," said Bassett, gloomily and incredulously. "Leave off moping, then, and I will. I advise the bank, you know, and 'Splatchett's' farm is mortgaged up to the eyes. It is not the only one. I go to the village inns, and pick up all the gossip I hear there." "How am I to find money to buy land?" "I'll put you up to that, too; but you must leave off moping. Hang it, man, never say die.
When the day was over he walked slowly homeward along the deserted road, his mind still busy with recollections of the morning. Yes, life was decidedly endurable at worst. If he might not become celebrated, he might at least become content. He was not Tom Bassett, but he had Tom Bassett's friendship.
The orchestra played a march; Carlie Chitten and Georgie Bassett, with Amy Rennsdale and Marjorie, formed the head of a procession, while all the boys who had retained their sense of decorum immediately sought partners and fell in behind. The outlaws, succumbing to ice cream hunger, followed suit, one after the other, until all of the girls were provided with escorts.
"Very well, then the Marston Greyle who wrote this, and those letters, and who met Bassett Oliver was without doubt the son of Marcus Greyle, who went to America many years ago. He was the same Marston Greyle, who, his father being dead, of course succeeded his uncle, Stephen John Greyle that seems an absolute certainty. And in that case," continued Mrs.
I ran to get away from something." He turned away irritably. "You wouldn't understand. Say I was drunk. I was, for that matter. I'm not over it yet." Bassett watched him. "I see," he said quietly. "It was last night, was it, that this thing happened?" "You know it, don't you?" "And, after it happened, do you remember what followed?" "I've been riding all night. I didn't care what happened.
"I had law and fact on my side. It is not so now. To be frank, Lady Bassett, I don't see what I can do but watch the case, on the chance of some error or illegality. It is very hard to fight a case when you cannot put your client forward and I suppose that would not be safe. How unfortunate that you have no children!" "Children! How could they help us?" "What a question!
This, and the time he had been kept waiting in the hall, roused Wheeler's bile, and he entered on his subject more bruskly than he had intended. "Sir Charles Bassett, you wrote a letter to Mr. Hardwicke, reflecting on my client, Mr. Bassett a most unjustifiable letter." "Keep your opinion to yourself, sir. I wrote a letter, calling him what he is." "No, sir; that letter is a libel."
"Maybe I'd better send a scout to look him up or run over to the State House myself." "Oh, he'll be here," murmured Sylvia. Dan had undoubtedly intended to appear early at the dance, and she wondered whether his delay might not be due to the crisis in his relations with Bassett of which the politician had hinted.
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