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Alfred Burghe turned sharply around and confronted Miss Merlin, and on meeting her eyes grew as pale as she was herself. "Captain Burghe," she said, modulating her voice to low and courteous tones, "you have had the misfortune to malign one of our most esteemed friends, at present a member of our household.
Middleton entered at another. "What is all this about, Walter?" he inquired, approaching the group of panic-stricken girls and wondering boys. "Some new rudeness of Alfred Burghe, father; but he has just taken himself off, for which I thank him; so there is no use in saying more upon the subject for the present," replied Walter.
Avarice is not exclusively the passion of the aged, nor is it a whit less powerful than the passion of love. Thus young Alfred Burghe was as jealous of Ishmael's approach to Claudia, as if he Alfred had loved the girl instead of coveting her wealth.
"Commodore Burghe, sir, will you allow me to suggest something?" said the professor, coming forward, hat in hand. "And who the deuce are you? Oh, I see! the artist-in-general to the country side! Well, what do you suggest?" laughed the old man. "If I might be so bold, sir, it would be to send young Ishmael to school." "Send him to school!
"He did not; not so much as one of them," replied the younger Burghe. "Did Alfred take them?" Ben was sullenly silent. "Did Alfred take them?" repeated Mr. Middleton. "I won't tell you! So there now! I told you that fellow didn't! but I won't tell you who did! It is real hard of you to want me to tell on my own brother!" exclaimed Master Ben, walking off indignantly.
O' Monday we went over to a place called de Burrow, and dined long of one Marse Commodore Burghe; and o' Tuesday we went and dined at Brudenell Hall with young Mr. Herman Brudenell." At this name Hannah started and turned pale; but almost immediately recovered her composure. Sam continued: "And o' Wednesday, that is yesterday morning airly, we started for home.
And Captain Burghe was left to bite his nails in foiled malignity. But later in the evening he took his revenge and received his punishment.
What would Judge Merlin say if he was to see his daughter with her arm around that boy's neck!" Claudia's eyes kindled dangerously, and she made one step towards the offender, saying: "Hark you, Master Alfred Burghe. Don't you dare to take my name between your lips again! and don't you dare to come near me as long as you live, or even to say to anybody that you were ever acquainted with me!
"This is a pretty time to come on business! Show him up into my office, Sam." The servant withdrew to obey. The judge addressed himself to his breakfast, and the conversation turned upon the party of the preceding evening. "I wonder what became of Burghe? He disappeared very early in the evening," said Judge Merlin. "I turned him out of doors," answered Claudia coolly.
Middleton and Commodore Burghe. The latter was a fine, tall, stout jolly old sailor, with a very round waist, a very red face, and a very white head, who, as soon as ever he saw Ishmael enter, got up and held out his broad hand, saying: "This is the boy, is it? Come here, my brave little lad, and let us take a look at you!" Ishmael took off his hat, advanced and stood before the commodore.
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