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"Was ever such a song sung in Mrs Desborough's drawing-room!" she cried. "She will think it no better than a Methodist hymn. I am afraid Miss Keith has done herself no good with her hostess." "But Grandmamma would never " I said, hesitatingly. "Annas Keith's connections are " "I advise you not to be too sure what she could never," answered Miss Newton, with a little capable nod.
This, Gerald doubted not, had been given with the view of better facilitating Desborough's escape, by throwing the schooner out of her course, and occasioning a consequent confusion among the crew, which might have the effect of distracting their attention, for a time, from himself.
The Injuns are outlyin' every where to cut off our mails, and the ready is too much wanted to be thrown away. No, no: the river work's the safest I take it, for there they little expect it to come. "The voice of the last speaker, excited in me a strong desire to see the face of Desborough's visiter.
"Joliffe, you know me well?" "I do, sir," replied Joceline, "and could admit you with all my heart; but, alas! sir, you see I am not key-keeper Here is the gentleman whose warrant I must walk by The Lord help me, seeing times are such as they be!" "And when that gentleman, who I think may be Master Desborough's valet"
The trouble in the young girl's face was unmistakable, and as it suited Miss Desborough's purpose just as well to show her independence by returning, as she had set out, alone, she consented to go. Miss Amelyn showed her a short cut across the park, and they separated to meet at dinner.
He brought me safe through the one peril, and I can trust Him for this second one. Our lives we may not recklessly cast away, neither may we fly from our post of duty lightly, and without due warrant." Lady Desborough's thin white fingers closed over Dinah's steady hand with a grateful pressure. "Thou art a good woman, Dinah," she said. "Thy presence beside me gives me strength and hope.
Any one watching Desborough's face as the Doctor spoke would have seen his eyebrows contract heavily, and a fierce scowl settle on his face. The name the Doctor mentioned was a very unwelcome one. He had been taunted and laughed at, at Government-house, for having allowed Hawker to outwit him. His hot Irish blood couldn't stand that, and he had vowed to have the fellow somehow.
They saw in a moment that there was some fun in the wind. They knew, by experience, that when Desborough's eyes twinkled like that, some absurdity was preparing, though they were quite unprepared for the mixture of reality and nonsense which followed. "Pace!" said Desborough, in his affected Irish accent; "be on this house, and all in it. The top of the morning to ye all."
"But I insist upon knowing." "Knowing what? You know what you have done, and I should think that ought to be enough to serve you. I shall tell you nothing more." "Turn down into one of the quiet streets; and for pity's sake tell me what you mean." They walked into the Adelphi, and Desborough's friend said, "I thought you had a bit of the man about you. Why do you thrust yourself on me?
"The course we pursued was in the direction of Hartley's point, and so correct had been the steering and paddling of the keen-sighted negro, that when we made the beach, we found ourselves immediately opposite to Desborough's hut.
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