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He laid stress on his regret that her father should have seen fit to decline his offer that's what it amounted to but he pointed out to her that that bounder Davenant, who had doubtless counseled this refusal, would now be the victim of his own wiles. He had overreached himself.

All her preparations were made in short, it must be so, and Lady Davenant begged her daughter would not spend the short remaining time they were to have together in entreaties, distressing and irritating to the feelings of those who ask and of those who must refuse. "Let us enjoy in peace," said she, "all that is to be enjoyed this day before I go."

This was just at the time when Lord Beltravers returned from abroad after his sister's divorce. He by some accident found out who Carlos was, and whence he came, and full of his own views for his sister, he cross-examined him as to every thing he knew about Miss Stanley; and partly by bribes, partly by threats of betraying him to Lady Davenant, he contrived to get from him the copied letters.

I trust and believe that he will drive his furrow as straight as we have done, although it may not be exactly in the same line." But neither Zephaniah nor old Mrs. Davenant knew that their respective grandsons had made friends, although both the boys' fathers knew, and approved of it, although for somewhat different reasons. "The Whitefoot boy," Mr.

Montague had never met him before, but he knew him as a junior partner in the firm of William E. Davenant, the famous corporation lawyer the man whom Montague had found opposed to him in his suit against the Fidelity Insurance Company. Harry Curtiss, whom Montague was to know quite well before long, was a handsome fellow, with frank and winning manners.

"Yes," Mr. Davenant said, "I must own that, for downright brutal and bloody ferocity, the wars in Ireland rival those of the Huns." Walter had listened in silence to this conversation. His father now turned to him. "Have you heard whether Larry has recovered from his adventure of yesterday as well as you have?" "No, father, I have not heard anything about it.

And all for that one unfortunate speech Not quite fair, general, not quite philosophical, Lady Davenant, to decide on a man's character from the specimen of a single speech: this is like judging of a house from the sample of a single brick. All this time I know how Beltravers came to make that speech I know how it was, as well as if I had been present better!" "Better!" cried Lady Cecilia.

If he's a sentimentalist, he does it for effect; if he's a knave, because it helps roguery. There's always some ax to grind." "I think you'd have to make an exception of Mr. Davenant." "Davenant? Is that his name? Yes, I believe your papa did tell me so the boy Tom Davenant fished out of the slums." With some indignation Olivia told the story of Davenant's birth and adoption.

Davenant's house, that he grew very proud and demanded L20 for himself extraordinary, more than Betterton or any body else, upon every new play, and L10 upon every revive; which with other things Sir W. Davenant would not give him, and so he swore he would never act there more, in expectation of being received in the other House; but the King will not suffer it, upon Sir W. Davenant's desire that he would not, for then he might shut up house, and that is true.

Lady Davenant joined with him in his regrets, and added, that she feared society in England would soon be brought to the same condition. "No," said the French gentleman, "English ladies will never be so vehement as my countrywomen; they will never become, I hope, like some of our lady politicians, 'qui heurlent comme des demons."