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See here, as he held up maliciously a railway novel. 'I am afraid I know where it came from, said Lord Ormersfield. 'Exactly so, said James. 'It was Fitzjocelyn's desertion of it that excited my curiosity. 'Indeed. I should have thought his desertions far too common to excite any curiosity. 'By no means. He always has a reason. 'A plausible one.
Shaggy little Scottish oxen were feeding on the dewy grass, their black coats looking sleek in the sun beyond the long shadows of the thorns; but as Mary said, laughing, 'Only Farmer Fitzjocelyn's cattle came here now, and she stopped more than once to be introduced to some notable animal, or to hear the history of experiments in fatting beasts. 'There! they have found you out!
She had scarcely reached the Terrace gate, when the well-known sound of the wheels was heard, and in another moment she was between the two dear cousins; Fitzjocelyn's eyes dancing with gladsomeness, and Mary's broad tranquil brow and frank kindly smile, free from the shadow of a single cloud!
Robson had picked him up a few months back, when there was a want of a clerk; like loved like, he supposed, but it was no concern of his. Would it be safe for him to venture back to Peru, under Fitzjocelyn's protection, and assist him in unmasking the treacherous Robson!
Lord Ormersfield and Mary here broke out in amazement at themselves, for having hitherto been oblivious of the intelligence that had greeted them on their first arrival, when Frampton had informed them of Lord Fitzjocelyn's wound and gallant conduct, and his father had listened to the story like the fastening of a rivet in Miss Conway's chains, and Mary with a flush of unselfish pride that Isabel had been taught to value her hero.
It was to be the farewell to Christmas one much enjoyed in Dynevor Terrace. Fitzjocelyn's absence was almost a relief to Clara; she could not make up her mind to see him till she could hope their last encounter had been forgotten; and in the mean time, her anticipations were fixed on the great 12th.
Everybody laughs at the jaundice, though Fitzjocelyn does look so lugubrious that he had almost frightened me. 'Is this true? said Isabel, looking from one to the other, as if she had been frightened in vain. 'Quite true, Isabel, said Walter. 'Never mind Fitzjocelyn's long face; I wouldn't go if I were you! Don't spoil the holidays.
Mrs. Frost bowed her thanks and waved her hand. 'But oh! she said, almost sobbing, 'where am I? This is not Cheveleigh. Lord Ormersfield showed her a few old houses that they both recognised, looking antiquated in the midst of a modern growth of narrow, conceited new tenements. The shouting crowd had, to Fitzjocelyn's eyes, more the aspect of a rabble than of a genuine rejoicing peasantry.
Thenceforth Mr. Walby was to 'think' all Fitzjocelyn's strongest recommendations of his cousin. There was no use in holding back now. James was committed, and, besides, there was a vision looming in the distance of a scholar from a foreign University with less than half a creed.
The tranquillity of all England may depend on the face our yeomanry show. 'On Lieutenant Fitzjocelyn's yellow moustache! Pray how long have you been in the secret of these heroic intentions? 'Ever since I came home.
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