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I offer my apologies to the offended law. Come, Mr. Carew, I will take another cup to your good health." As he spoke he approached the door, and as I followed him the law clerk stopped me by a touch on the shoulder. "My thanks to you, young gentleman," he said. "I like your face, and I put no blame on you for what has occurred. A word with you, if I may.
"Come, Nick," said Carew, coaxingly, "we must hear that sweet voice of thine in Albans town to-night. Come, there's a dear, good lad, and give us just one little song! Come, act the man and sing, as thou alone in all the world canst sing, in Albans town this night; and on my word, and on the remnant of mine honour, I'll leave thee go back to Stratford town to-morrow morning!"
The girls with whom Molly had travelled were of a healthy, intellectual type, and Molly, under their influence, had grown to feel the worth of the higher side of Nature's gifts. And so, vigorous in mind and body, she had come to London in October, so she said, to study music. Miss Carew was a little disappointed when Molly expressed lofty indifference as to who had yet come to London.
A thoughtful frown came to John Pendleton's face. He glanced at Jimmy, hesitated, then spoke. "I know you want to see Pollyanna, lad, and I don't blame you; but it strikes me that, under the circumstances, you should go first to Mrs. Carew, and take these." He tapped the papers before him. Jimmy drew his brows together and pondered. "All right, sir, I will." he agreed resignedly.
"Ah, Madam," he continued to the latter, "if you would only use your good offices in my behalf! Miss Carew is cruelty itself." "Why, what has she done?" asked the good gentlewoman. "Insisted upon deserting the ball-room!" "In my day," said the elderly ally of the nobleman, "you could not drag the young ladies from cotillion or minuet. And the men would stay till the dawn to toast them!"
To Pollyanna's great relief that first dreaded meeting between Aunt Polly and the Carew party passed off much better than she had feared. The newcomers were so frankly delighted with the old house and everything in it, that it was an utter impossibility for the mistress and owner of it all to continue her stiff attitude of disapproving resignation to their presence.
Miss Carew had told us that Miss Chauncey had large claims against the government, dating back sixty or seventy years, but nobody could ever find the papers; and I felt sure that they must be hidden away in some secret drawer. The brass handles and trimmings were blackened, and the wood looked like ebony.
And I shall gloat in Gautier-like cadence if I can catch it over each superb muscle and each splendid development. But my best article will be on Kitty Carew. Since Laura Bell and Mabel Grey our courtesans have been but a mediocre lot." "You must not say that in the Pilgrim we should offend all our friends," Harding said, and he poured himself out a brandy-and-soda.
"I am accustomed to attend to myself, Miss Carew," with proud humility. "You will find it more convenient to call me Lydia," said Miss Carew. "Otherwise you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt, a very old lady." She then left the room. Alice was fond of thinking that she had a womanly taste and touch in making a room pretty.
"Have you any commands for Marston, Mistress Margery?" he mischievously added. "Master Pynson," said Margery, earnestly, in a low tone, "I pray you to take this jewel to Master Carew, and to leave it in pledge with him, in case he will lend me the book. If he value it at more than this, I can send other jewels; but, Master Pynson, bring me the book!"
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