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As usual, too, he shocked his wife by jesting about scapularies and other sacred things, but the conversation ran chiefly on General Booth's scheme for relieving the Submerged Tenth; and Burton, who entered into the subject with zest, observed: "When you and I get to England and are quite free we will give our spare time to that." In the course of the day Mrs.
And it was well that she had done so, for in more than one case the Police Agent and his men lifted the lid of travelling trunks, unhesitatingly pulled out drawers, and flung open the doors of hanging cupboards. Gerald Burton was in turn amused, interested, and disgusted.
I shall want to use money, but I will pretend it is yours." Rodney opened his eyes in surprise. "I will pass you off as a rich friend from New York, who feels an interest in me and is willing to help me." Rodney smiled. "I don't know if I can look the character," he said. "Oh yes you can. You are nicely dressed, while I am hardly any better dressed than when I left Burton."
Marjorie looked up regretfully from the scattered sheets of the finished theme which she was collecting. "The trouble is, so many of the freshies are at Alston Terrace. Acasia House has about twenty. Ethel Laird says they are a fairly affable set, but Miss Burton and Miss Elster are doing their best to spoil them. There are as many as twenty-five freshies off the campus entirely.
While clocks and watches ticked on and rings and gemmed necklaces were sold to covetous buyers, the year was sweeping by and May was coming. Christopher always looked forward to this month, gay with flowers, for with it came his birthday a date always celebrated with rejoicing in the Burton family.
The amenities of the place were wonderful orchids, brilliantly coloured parrots and gigantic butterflies with great prismy wings. The Burtons kept a number of slaves, whom, however, they paid "as if they were free men," and Mrs. Burton erected a chapel for them her oratory where the Bishop "gave her leave to have mass and the sacraments."
"On the contrary, I gather that Burton has not selected this time for his coup. I fancy we have forestalled him." "Yet," suggested Meegan anxiously, "we want to feel sure." Malone nodded. "Unless several men whom we trust prove traitors, we may feel sure. Gentlemen, I think we have soon enough, but none too soon, safeguarded ourselves against piracy.
As he sat with Sir Raffle's notes before him, he thought almost with horror of the men and women in Burton Crescent. It was now about three years since he had first known Cradell, and he shuddered as he remembered how very poor a creature was he whom he had chosen for his bosom friend. He could not make for himself those excuses which we can make for him.
The scout master believed it good discipline to teach every scout how to do the humblest duty as well as how to do the greatest, so each scout took his turn at waiting on table. Patrol leader Matt Burton was in charge of the waiter squad this morning. He was the one exception who showed that it did not agree well with every scout to do these menial tasks.
"My intention was just to pay a flying visit to my honest old friend Burton here best man in my squadron but he is so hospitable, he's been pressing me to stay for a few weeks." "But the admiral says he must get back to-morrow morning," interposed Mr. Burton, firmly. "Unless I have a letter at breakfast-time, Burton," said Mr. Stiles, serenely. Mr. Burton favoured him with a mutinous scowl.
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