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Parks opened the door, and, nodding to him, I led the way along the hall and into the ante-room. Godfrey was awaiting us there, and I saw the flame of interest which leaped into his eyes, as Mr. Hornblower and the two veiled women entered. "This is my witness," I said to the former. "Mr. Godfrey Mr. Hornblower." Godfrey bowed, and Hornblower regarded him with a good-humoured smile.
"He says he couldn't enjoy himself just idling, but he don't look on travel and improving his mind in that light. Robert feels that enlarging your horizon, and getting culture and polish is a part of anybody's duty. Robert feels real strongly on that subject," concluded Mrs. Hornblower, looking hard at her husband, as if defying him to deny it. The worm made a visible effort to turn.
Altogether on this early morning drive, Justin's difficulties dwindled almost to imperceptible points while his blessings loomed large, a state of mind we are assured, most favorable to success. Mr. Hornblower came from the barn as he drove up and greeted him with successfully disguised cordiality. But a glance convinced Justin that the long siege was nearly at an end.
Oh, if the Miss Brownings had not chosen this very time of all others to pay their monthly visit to Miss Hornblower! if she could only have gone there, and lived with them in their quaint, quiet, primitive way, instead of having to listen, without remonstrance, to hearing plans discussed about her, as if she was an inanimate chattel.
So strict a surveillance was kept over him, that no artifice was sufficient to secure the coveted chance. That night Hornblower was on board, and a long and angry conference took place forward between him and Bob. Jim would have given the world could he have learned what it was; but neither he nor Sam was allowed to catch a single expression.
Clematis would be sorry to lose you, and it would be pretty hard on you leaving Clematis." Mrs. Hornblower smiled. "Oh, I haven't a thing against Clematis, Persis. Robert says that of course it doesn't give a man any kind of a chance to make money and I guess he's right. I believe in leaving such things for the men-folks to settle.
She hurried across the room and threw it wide open. In a moment more Charlie had scrambled into the room. "Hullo!" he remarked, as he tossed his cap into a chair. "You're awfully warm in here, so let's leave the window open. We're safe enough, for Mrs. Pennypoker can't hear us. Besides, Dr. Hornblower is in the parlor talking to her, and she won't know anything more to-day."
He leaned back comfortably in his chair, and half closing his eyes as in dreamy reminiscence, said slowly: "Your reply, Mr. Hotchkiss, reminds me of er sing'lar circumstance that er occurred, in point of fact at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans. Pinkey Hornblower personal friend invited Senator Doolittle to join him in social glass. Received, sing'larly enough, reply similar to yours.
Innocent amusement is one thing it is quite another to run into haunts that have already proved dangerous to your principles." Harry Hornblower laughed. "It's no go coming the parson over me, Mr. Bowater! It's well known what black coats are, and how they never cry out so loud upon other folks as when they've had a jolly lark among themselves.
As there seemed to be no objection to following him on deck, Jim did so, much disappointed that he did not secure the information which was almost his. Hornblower stepped down into a boat and rowed off toward shore, leaving the huge negro behind.
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