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I saw poor Paraday wedge himself, by command, into the little supplementary seat of a brougham in which the Princess and our hostess were already ensconced. If the front glass isn't open on his dear old back perhaps he'll survive. Bigwood, I believe, is very grand and frigid, all marble and precedence, and I wish him well out of the adventure.
"It has NOT been recovered," I wrote early the next day, "and I'm moreover much troubled about our friend. He came back from Bigwood with a chill and, being allowed to have a fire in his room, lay down a while before dinner. I tried to send him to bed and indeed thought I had put him in the way of it; but after I had gone to dress Mrs.
You see, gennelmen," he added confidentially as he swept the drops of whisky from his long mustache with his fingers and glanced around our group, "I've got some business over at Bigwood," our nearest town, "but ez a place to stay AT it ain't my style." "What's the matter with Bigwood?" said Briggs, abruptly.
"Lady Augusta stared my irony was lost on her. 'She didn't have time, so she gave me a chance first; because unfortunately I go to- morrow to Bigwood. "'And your chance has only proved a chance to lose it? "'I haven't lost it. I remember now it was very stupid of me to have forgotten. I told my maid to give it to Lord Dorimont or at least to his man.
He rode over on certain days to Bigwood on account of his business, but no one had ever seen him there, nor could the description of his manner and appearance evoke any information from the Bigwoodians. It remained a mystery.
This is wot you're lookin' for, Bulger this is wot you're wantin' this is wot YOU'LL HEV!" "You say you've business over at Bigwood. What business?" said Briggs. "It's a peculiar business, young fellow," returned the stranger, gravely. "Thar's different men ez has different opinions about it.
It appears this eminent lady's staying at a house a few miles off, which means of course that Mrs. Wimbush has forcibly annexed her. She's to come over in a day or two Mrs. Wimbush wants her to hear Mr. Paraday. "To-day's wet and cold, and several of the company, at the invitation of the Duke, have driven over to luncheon at Bigwood.
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