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"I begin to believe," said Deever, "your idea is to spring this thing on old Jarvis complete. Make the case iron-clad; tie him up double and twisted; and then let it come out in the papers." His eyes shone with malignity. "I was surprised," he continued, "to see nothing about it in the papers this morning. Why do you suppose that fellow skipped out of the garden? Who was he, anyway?"
The girl looked up suddenly, a wave of indignation lending a flash to her gray eyes. "Aunt Margaret, he owned the house Eppie lived in!" she cried, as though it were a final condemnation. Miss Gordon waved her aside. "And he was ready to offer you marriage. Mrs. Jarvis told me so in her last letter. Elizabeth, do you at all comprehend what a disastrous thing you have done?"
"This is sheer folly," said her husband. "Go in go in. You will catch cold the grass is damp. Come, Jarvis, get your spade." "It won't hurt the tree a spec, Miss Mellen," said he; "don't feel oneasy about it I'll be as tender of it as if it was a baby." He moved away as he spoke, and left the husband and wife together.
Scarborough is seven hundred miles from Cornwall: Captain Barfoot is in Scarborough: Seabrook is dead. Tears made all the dahlias in her garden undulate in red waves and flashed the glass house in her eyes, and spangled the kitchen with bright knives, and made Mrs. Jarvis, the rector's wife, think at church, while the hymn-tune played and Mrs.
Did mortal eyes ever see so much dooced loveliness and beauty begad? What I say is no damme if they did! And here's his lordship to say as much." "Ah, Peregrine," said the Earl, limping forward, "if this is a happy day for you, to me it is no less so. How say you, friend Jarvis and you, Jessamy Todd?"
Despite his resolution Harry felt a pang when the last figure disappeared. "Our curiosity bein' gratified, I think we'd better go back to sleep," said Jarvis. "The anchor's weighed, farewell, farewell!" "We're seein' 'em goin' south, Harry. I dream ahead sometimes, an' I dream with my eyes open.
Now, as it won't do to risk the chance of being seen together, I will go into the other car." And Clarence sauntered away. Meanwhile, as they steamed into the village, which was the destination of both, Mr. Jarvis soliloquized, as he caressed his wallet pocket: "I know who will butter my bread. Davlin is as slippery as an eel, and will end in trouble. Dr.
Jarvis and Ike did the cooking, at which they were adepts. "After pullin' a boat ten or twelve hours there's nothin' like somethin' warm inside you to make you feel good," said Jarvis. "Ike, you lunkhead, hurry up with that coffee pot. Me an' Harry can't wait more'n a minute longer." Ike grinned and hurried.
Jarvis stretched out her hand and drew Elizabeth forward, the girl could not help noticing that she seemed pleasurably excited. "Come, Beth, here is an old acquaintance. This is Mr. Huntley, Miss Gordon." Mr. Huntley advanced with a look of genuine pleasure on his rather round face. "Ah," he said, with a most flattering accent. "I am charmed to be presented once more to Queen Elizabeth."
It will be noticed that in the division of the townships the Rights, or shares, of Moses and William Hazen were drawn in New Town and that of James Simonds in Sunbury. Mr. Simonds evidently was quite satisfied for he wrote to Hazen & Jarvis, June 22, 1768.
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