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Master Paul was vehement in asseveration. "I am a King's man, hook and eye." "Then," Brilliana assumed, "'tis Master Rainham must fare in chains to Oxford." Master Rainham, staring at her over Clupp's paw, had such appealing terror in his eyes that Brilliana pitied him. "'Tis your turn now," she said. "Let him give tongue, Clupp."
None of the new-comers had paid any heed to the sombre-habited prisoner; Halfman had forgotten his captive in his jealous study of the men who had raised the siege; Thoroughgood, with the Puritan's sword resting idly on his left arm, was as absorbed in the converse of Sir Rufus and his comrades as were his subordinates Garlinge and Clupp, who, though they gripped their prisoner tightly, were as indifferent to his existence as if he had been the turbaned dummy of a quintain.
We shall meet each other many times first, and then you will see if you like me to be your friend. Is it not so?" A scarcely concealed smile reflected itself on the faces of all who heard this naive, but indefinite acceptance of Mrs. Van Clupp's invitation, while Mrs. Van Clupp herself was somewhat mortified, and knew not what to answer.
Two of these pensive wanderers were Marcia Van Clupp and Lord Algernon Masherville, and Lord Algy was in a curiously sentimental frame of mind, and weak withal, "comme une petite queue d'agneau afflige" He had taken a good deal of soda and brandy for his bilious headache, and, physically, he was much better, but mentally he was not quite his ordinary self.
To the master-muscled Garlinge and Clupp a strong Gyas, a strong Cloanthes, no less they were no more difficult to restrain than would have been a brace of puling babes.
"Sir Blaise," cried Master Peter, "there stands our undoing." Brilliana frowned a little and turned to Halfman. "Friend," she said, "will you see order here." "Very blithely," Halfman answered. He commanded the servants. "You, Garlinge and Clupp, see that your prisoners keep silence." Master Paul and Master Peter began to protest in chorus.
I will back our white coats against Master Hampden's green coats, or Essex's swarm in orange-tawny. Have you conveyed my message to my two miserly neighbors?" "I sent Clupp to Master Hungerford," Halfman answered, "and Garlinge to Master Rainham, bidding them to your presence peremptory.
George Lorimer lay stretched in lazy length at her feet, and near her stood her husband, together with Beau Lovelace and Lord Winsleigh. At a little distance, under the shadow of a noble beech, sat Mrs. Rush-Marvelle and Mrs. Van Clupp in earnest conversation. It was to Mrs.
Here in a window-seat, out of ear-shot of the other's speech, he seated himself to commune with his melancholy reflections, while Halfman, after stationing Thoroughgood at a little distance as a nominal guard upon the prisoner, dismissed Garlinge and Clupp from the room and rejoined the Cavaliers. Brilliana, who had still been standing with Sir Rufus, now addressed the others.
"Now, Clupp," he cried, "will you never learn the difference between port and comport?" Clupp, the fellow addressed, bashful at finding himself the object of attention, swayed backward and forward with his pikestaff for a pivot, laughing vacantly. "No, sir," he gaped, stupidly. Master Halfman's lip wrinkled menacingly, and he reached his hand to his staff that lay upon the table.
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