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Edmonstone as gently as they could, Charles feeling bound to be the cool, thinking head in the family. Of course Mr. Edmonstone stormed, vowed that he could not have believed it, then veered round, and said he could have predicted it from the first. It was all mamma's fault for letting him be so intimate with the girls how was a poor lad to be expected not to fall in love?
As to his character, he is one of those people who are called no one's enemy but their own, exactly the introduction Guy has hitherto happily wanted to every sort of mischief. 'I think, said Mrs. Edmonstone, trying to console herself, 'that Guy is too much afraid of small faults to be invited by larger evils.
Edmonstone. Two years ago, Guy could not have kept down his irritation; but now he was master of himself sufficiently to give a calm, courteous reply, so conveying his own respect for them, that Mrs. Henley was almost disconcerted.
Edmonstone, but he interrupted her. 'It was not the advice. That was very good; I but he spoke with an effort, 'I am obliged to him. It was no, I won't say what, he added, his eyes kindling, then changing in a moment to a sorrowful, resolute tone, 'Yes, but I will, and then I shall make myself thoroughly ashamed.
All this day had been spent by Mr. Edmonstone in a fret to get away from Recoara, and his wife was hardly less desirous to leave it than himself, for she could have no peace or comfort about Amabel, till she had her safely at home. Still she dreaded proposing the departure, and even more the departure itself; and, in spite of Mr.
'I consider that to be put out by which you mean to have the intellect at the mercy of another's folly is beneath a reasonable creature, said Philip; 'but that I was annoyed, I do not deny. It is a token of a restless, ill-regulated mind. 'Restless, perhaps, said Mrs. Edmonstone 'but not necessarily ill-regulated.
Edmonstone began to wonder whether he could mean to linger at Hollywell all the summer, and Amabel had some fears that it would end in his neglecting Redclyffe, till a letter arrived from Lord Thorndale, saying that his brother, the member for Moorworth, had long been thinking of giving up his seat, and latterly had only waited in hopes that the succession at Redclyffe might come to Philip Morville.
Edmonstone set Philip off upon politics, which lasted till the ladies could escape into the drawing-room. In another minute Philip brought in Charles, set him down, and departed.
'Poor fellow! said Philip, 'he writes with a great deal of proper feeling. 'How very sad for him to be left alone there! said Mrs. Edmonstone. 'Very sad very, said her husband. 'I must start off to him at once yes, at once. Should you not say so eh, Philip? 'Certainly. I think I had better go with you.
Edmonstone, next the carriage, and lastly, Amy and Charlotte all had been frightened, and Charles laid up for three days from the fatigue. Answers, however, met each objection. Charles was much stronger; Guy's arm would be ready for him; Guy would find the carriage.
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