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While this struggle was going on at the bottom, the attendants above were, as we have said, greatly perplexed, and it is certain that they would have hauled both divers up but for the reassuring signals of young Berrington.
There are General Gastang and Countess de la Moray, for instance. And once I am outside these walls " Sartoris pushed his chair close to the speaker. He was seething with passionate rage, his face was livid with anger. For the moment he could do nothing; he only thirsted for the blood of the bold Berrington. "You are not outside these walls," he said.
With his public school and University education, the Rajah had passed for an Englishman. "What sort of a reputation does he bear?" Berrington asked in a whisper. "Shady," Field replied briefly. "What you call a renegade, I should say. Has all the vices of both hemispheres, without the redeeming features of either. Low-class music halls, ballet dancers, prize-fighters and the like.
On being awakened by the dog, the first thing they did was to ask for food, which it had taken some time to obtain. It was late at night before they got back, when they found Captain Berrington, and the anxiety which the news he had received on his arrival had caused was soon brought to an end. He had secured the run, and wished immediately to set out to take possession of it.
I have some friends from town dining with me to-night some of them are going to stay the night at 'The Rook, the others will return to town in their cars and I want you and Mr. Berrington to join us. It's quite an informal little dinner party, so I hope you will forgive my asking you in this offhanded way and at such short notice.
Naturally, his brother would have taken one, and he the other; but Mr Berrington was so little accustomed to bush-life, that the captain persuaded him to remain at home, and to let Mr Hayward lead the other party. Hector, who had no great liking for Mr Hayward, begged that he might accompany his uncle. Sandy would have liked to follow his master, but his duties kept him at home.
I had thought of going to take a few weeks' shooting with my friend, Sir Pierce Berrington, but I have made up my mind to go home direct, and if you will give me your company we will travel together. You will find posting pleasanter than the coach, and we shall give a good account of any highwaymen who may think fit to cry, `Halt; your money or your lives."
If I were you, I would not say anything to the others until after I have settled matters between your father and mine. Let Mary Grey have a good night's rest, and pack her off to bed as soon as possible." Mary was safely in bed and asleep before Mark came back. Berrington stayed long enough for Beatrice to tell him exactly what had happened.
"In the matter of estates there are all sorts of hitches that can happen. Some are worse than others, of course " "I've seen his wife, Ada Berrington, once or twice, when I've been in Paris. She lives there, waiting for him to come out of Singville. She avoids her old friends when she can but I've seen her."
Beatrice's eyes filled with tears. "It is a great comfort to me to know that I have so good and true a friend," she said with her eyes cast down on her plate. "No, I do not want any wine. Why does that waiter keep pushing that wine list of his under my nose?" "Then you are quite sure that it is too late?" Berrington asked again. "My dear friend, it is inevitable," Beatrice replied.
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