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Then as to Arthur. In Geoffrey's history he appears mainly as a great continental conqueror a kind of Welsh Charlemagne.
It soon became apparent that the detective failed to see any good reason for declining so advantageous an offer as Geoffrey's, and they were presently deep in the discussion of their plans, McVay meanwhile studying the map with unfeigned interest in the situation of his future residence.
I am right loth to go; There is some ill a-brewing to my rest, For I did dream of money-bags to-night." Such was Uncle Geoffrey's reply; his face and tone so suddenly altered to the snarl of the old Jew, that his young companions at first started, and then clapped their hands in delighted admiration. "Do you really know it all?" asked Henrietta, in a sort of respectful awe.
Despite the cares which had weighed upon his spirit, his brow was scarcely furrowed. He had come to be Geoffrey's guest for a few days and enjoy the tranquillity of the country. There were business matters also to be talked over with his friend, for Geoffrey had promised to take an active part in the public service of the country. The friends sat long that evening around the dinner-table.
His idea of entering Geoffrey's service was never carried out, for after he had been gone two months Geoffrey received a letter from him saying that one of his cousins, who had been but a little girl when he went away, had laid her orders upon him to buy a small estate and settle down there, and that as she was willing to marry him on no other terms he had nothing to do but to assent.
Langford walked about the house, active as ever; now sitting down in her chair, and bursting into a flood of tears for "poor Mary," or "dear Frederick," all the sorrow for whose loss seemed renewed; then rising vigorously, saying, "Well, it is His will; it is all for the best!" and hastening away to see how Henrietta and Fred were, to make some arrangement about mourning, or to get Geoffrey's room ready for him.
"He shall have his reply," said Helena. And she wrote it with Geoffrey looking on. Not quite twenty-four hours later, Buntingford was walking up through the late twilight to Beechmark. After the glad excitement kindled in him by Helena's and Geoffrey's happiness, his spirits had dropped steadily all the way home.
In the first place his vehicle is the swift-moving French octo-syllabic couplet, which alone gives an entirely different tone to the narrative from that of Geoffrey's high-sounding Latin prose. Wace, moreover, was Norman born and Norman bred, and he inherited the possessions of his race a love of fact, the power of clear thought, the appreciation of simplicity, the command of elegance in form.
I am quite sure this is true, for your husband is a very honourable man in details." "You mean," said Asako, gulping out the words, "that Miss Smith was not actually Geoffrey's mistress; they did not sin together." Asako did not know how intimate were the relations between Reggie and Yaé. She did not understand therefore how cruelly her words lanced him.
"That is the mark of my husband's hand, and I am leaving him forever because I would not connive at Geoffrey's ruin. Geoffrey is acting as trustee for my property, and I cannot leave for England without consulting him. So much is perhaps due to you, and because of your kindness I should not like you to think too ill of me I will tell you the rest.
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