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He raised her hand and just touched it with his lips, with the same grave courtesy that had marked his manner when they parted last, three years ago, and in another second Cecil was alone again. She was not long in recovering from her bewilderment; and when Mrs. Danvers returned she was perfectly collected and calm.
She sat silent beside her mother, looking the personification of innocence, purity and poetry. Her mother continued subtly to poison Danvers against Marian, to make him feel that she had not appreciated him, that she had trifled with him, that she had not treated him as his dignity and importance merited. When she and Mrs.
A broad grin now appeared on the shipbuilder's lately white face. "Mr. Farnum, will you tell Hal, whenever he thinks best, to slow down to mere headway?" "Aye, aye, Captain," sang the shipbuilder, jovially, and disappeared from view. "Benson, I congratulate you on your nerve," spoke Lieutenant Danvers, as he turned, his eyes glowing, to the youthful submarine commander.
"I believe I'll go down and take a look at the leak," announced Danvers, slowly. "Then, while you're gone," said Benson, "I'll keep the searchlight steadily on what I can see of the top of that mast-stump." "Why not keep on in toward the shore?"
But she also consumed her bread and butter. 'That poor maid of mine is an instance of a woman able to do things against the grain, she said. 'Danvers is a foster-child of luxury. She loves it; great houses, plentiful meals, and the crowd of twinkling footmen's calves. Yet you see her here in a desolate house, consenting to cold, and I know not what, terrors of ghosts! poor soul.
Spens thought he had seldom seen a more radiant little vision than this white-robed, eager, childish creature childish and yet womanly just then, with both purpose and desire in her face. "You had my letter, hadn't you?" said Fluff. "I am Ellen Danvers; Miss Kane is my cousin, and my dearest, and most dear friend." "I have had your letter, Miss Danvers, and I remained at home in consequence.
Danvers, unconscious of the bombshell that her holiday governess had been momentarily minded to throw at her feet, was enjoying her usual after-dinner nap. It was not that Margaret's courage failed her at the thought of the astounding revelation she had to make.
'No. He could deny that, whatever the look of him. 'Come to me at Copsley soon, said she, entering to Danvers in the passage. 'My mistress is upstairs, my lady, said Danvers. 'She is lying on her bed. 'She is ill? 'She has been lying on her bed ever since. 'Since what? Lady Dunstane spoke sharply. Danvers retrieved her indiscretion. 'Since she heard of the accident, my lady.
Robert's wife survived him, and, now that he and his idiosyncrasies were safely out of the way, it occurred to this daughter of a regicide that "the Right Honourable the Dowager Viscountess Purbeck" would sound much more euphonious than "the widow Danvers;" accordingly solely for the sake of others she adopted that title.
'Well, he had. Diana coloured at the first tentative impertinence she had heard from her maid. 'What is the secret of you, Danvers? What attaches you to me? 'I'm sure I don't know, ma'am. I'm romantic. 'And you think me a romantic object? 'I'm sure I can't say, ma'am. I'd rather serve you than any other lady; and I wish you was happy. 'Do you suppose I am unhappy?
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