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He yielded to his luck, and at that point the down-train from Lahore came in carrying one of Golightly's Majors. This is the Major's evidence in full: "There was the sound of a scuffle in the second-class refreshment-room, so I went in and saw the most villainous loafer that I ever set eyes on. His boots and breeches were plastered with mud and beer-stains.
Thus Alaric obtained full control of Miss Golightly's fortune: for Figgs, his co-trustee, was, as has been said, a shadow. He obtained the full control of L20,000, and out of it he paid the calls due upon the West Cork shares, held both by himself and Undy Scott.
Harry is so good; he would do anything, even for Alaric, when he is in trouble. 'He will do everything for him that he can, said Linda, through her tears. 'He has not been arrested, said Mrs. Woodward; 'he is still at home; but he is in trouble about Miss Golightly's money and and he is to be tried. 'Tried, said Katie; 'tried like a criminal! Katie might well express herself as horrified.
It was true enough that he was very poor true enough that Miss Golightly's fortune would set him on his legs, and make a man of him true enough, perhaps, that no other expedient of which he could think would do so.
Every one stared at the apparition of Miss Fane-Smith in Captain Golightly's coat. With some difficulty she struggled out of it, and with very hot cheeks sought shelter in the ballroom. "How dreadfully they looked! Do you think it was wrong of me?" she half whispered to her partner. "Oh, dear, no! Sensible and plucky, and everything delightful!
Then Charley expressed an idea that Miss Golightly's friends might probably object when they learnt what were the exact pecuniary resources of the expectant husband; to which Alaric argued that the circumstances of the case were very lucky, inasmuch as some of Clementina's natural friends were already prepossessed in favour of such an arrangement.
He jumped about in his best patent leather boots, apparently quite heedless whether he spoilt them or not; and when he picked up Miss Golightly's parasol from the gravel, he seemed to suffer no anxiety about his gloves.
He was proud of his faculty of organization what we call bundobust. Twenty-two miles out of Dalhousie it began to rain not a mere hill-shower, but a good, tepid monsoonish downpour. Golightly bustled on, wishing that he had brought an umbrella. The dust on the roads turned into mud, and the pony mired a good deal. So did Golightly's khaki gaiters.
Nevertheless time was flying on with him as with others; and, butterfly as he was, the idea of Miss Golightly's L20,000 struck him with delightful amazement 500,000 francs! 500,000 francs! and so he resolved to dance his very best, warm as the weather undoubtedly was at the present moment.
'Indeed I don't think she's made of anything but what's suitable to a very nice young woman, said Charley. 'A nice young woman! Is that all you can say for her? I call her a very fine girl. Miss Golightly's friends could not say anything more, even for that young lady. 'I don't know where you'll pick up a handsomer, or a better-conducted one either, for the matter of that.
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