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"He has gone after Alfred! and there will be mischief done; and no one could blame Ishmael if there was!" exclaimed Claudia. "It was young Worth, then, that Burghe assailed?" inquired Mr. Middleton. "Yes, uncle! and if Mr.
He knew that his own son was highly gifted in moral and intellectual endowments, and he was satisfied; and if Ishmael Worth was even his son's superior in these respects, the generous man only rejoiced the more in contemplating the higher excellence. Commodore Burghe was also proud of his protégé.
Ben turned away. "And we thrashed him well for it, didn't we, Ben?" "Yes," said Ben. "So you see, sir, it is true! there are two witnesses against you; do not therefore make your case quite hopeless by a persistence in falsehood," said the gentleman, speaking sternly for the first time. Ishmael dropped his head, and the Burghe boys laughed. Little Claudia's eyes blazed.
Burghe stood in front of the sofa, facing the ladies and with his back towards Claudia, of whose approach he was entirely ignorant, as he discoursed as follows: "Quite unfit to be received in respectable society, I assure you, General! Came of a wretchedly degraded set, the lowest of the low, upon my honor. This fellow " Claudia touched his shoulder with the end of her fan.
Middleton saw all this, divined his thoughts, and so gently continued: "You will be troubled no more with Alfred Burghe or his weak brother; both boys left this morning; Alfred goes to the Military Academy at West Point; Ben to the Naval School at Annapolis; so you will be quite free from annoyance by them." Still Ishmael hung his head, and Mr.
All except Claudia, who would have nothing on earth to say to him, and Beatrice, who, though ignorant of his assault upon Ishmael, obeyed the delicate instincts of her nature that warned her to avoid him. On observing the return of Alfred, Mr. Middleton took the first opportunity of saying to his son: "I see that you have brought Burghe back."
"Do you know" inquired Miss Tourneysee, with a little curiosity to ascertain whether there was any mutual enmity between Burghe and Ishmael "do you know who that Captain Burghe is that danced the last quadrille with me?"
I have not forgotten your rescue of Alf and Ben Burghe," said the heiress emphatically, yet a little coldly, as if, while anxious to give him the fullest credit and the greatest honor for courage, generosity, and magnanimity, she was desirous to disclaim any personal interest he might feel for herself. "There is a difference, Miss Merlin," said Ishmael, with gentle dignity.
Search the son of Commodore Burghe at the bidding of nobody's son?" exclaimed the youth, struggling to free himself, while the blood seemed ready to burst from his red and swollen face. "For your vindication, young sir! For your vindication," replied Mr. Middleton, proceeding to turn out the young gentleman's pockets, when lo! oranges, figs, and nuts rolled upon the ground.
Or in the event of the second alternative offered being chosen, I must request that you will refer my friend to any friend of yours, that they may arrange together the terms of our hostile meeting. I have the honor to be, etc., Alfred Burghe. Judge Merlin smiled grimly as he laid this precious communication aside and took up his pen to reply to it.
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