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I won't say any more about her. If ever you meet her, which isn't likely, you can judge for yourself of her merits." "Kitty is rather cross about Beatrice," said Mabel; then she continued, "Loftie, what do you think? Mother has cut all the Northbury folk." "Mabel, you talk very wild nonsense." It was Kate who spoke. She rose from the breakfast-table with an annoyed expression.
"It was just there I saw it. Just by that great clump of Lauristinus. Don't let us speak. There, that's better. I own I'm frightened, Loftie. You needn't laugh at me." Loftus Bertram had many faults, but he was not ill-natured. He took Mabel's little cold hand, and pressed it between his warm fingers, and ceased to laugh at her, and walked quickly, and was even silent at her bidding.
I would faine have Paluel or Pompey, those two excellent dauncers of our time, with all their nimblenesse, teach any man to doe their loftie tricks and high capers, only with seeing them done, and without stirring out of his place, as some Pedanticall fellowes would instruct our minds without moving or putting it in practice.
But I suppose she thought better of it. "Then there came a bazaar, a great bazaar, and the Rector invited us, and said all the Northburians would be there. What do you think mother did? She returned their calls on that day. She knew they'd be out, and they were. Wasn't that a dead cut, Loftie?" "Rather," responded Loftus. He rose slowly, looked deliberately at Kate, and then closed his lips.
From my master by her fulhand prouokement I parted without leaue, the state of an Earle hee had thrust vppon me before, and nowe I woulde not bate him an inch of it. Through all the Cities past I by no other name but the yong Earle of Surrey, my pompe, my appareil, traine, and expence, was nothing inferiour to his, my lookes were as loftie, my wordes as magnificall.
For there was one Valentinus, borne in the parties of Valeria adioining to Pannonia, now called Stiermarke, a man of a proud and loftie stomach, brother to the wife of Maximinus, which Valentinus for some notable offense had béene banished into Britaine, where the naughtie man that could not rest in quiet, deuised how by some commotion he might destroy Theodosius, who as he saw was onelie able to resist his wicked purposes.
"I asked you about your age on purpose because I can't answer your question. You are nineteen, I am seventeen. I feel like a child still; I don't understand anything about loving people as you talk of love; but I could be kind, and if it lay in my power to keep hearts from breaking I think I'd be very glad to do it, and then Loftie is nice, Bee." Beatrice sighed.
Where have you sprung from? Out of the sky, or the earth? Look at me, witch, look in my face!" "Where have you come from?" he repeated. "My God! to think I was walking to meet you in such a calm fashion this evening." "You never were very calm, Loftie, nor was I. Feel my heart I am almost in a tempest of joy at meeting you again. I knew you'd be glad. You couldn't help yourself."
Poor mother! she has had a more troubled life than you can guess about, Catherine. "'Loftie, I answered, 'I have long guessed, I have long feared. "'If I could win Beatrice, said Loftus, 'my mother should never have another ache nor pain. "Then he went back into mother's room, and I stayed outside and thought. After a time I resolved to come to you. No one knows that I am here."
"Didn't I?" replied Kate. "I had one of the drumsticks. That chicken has woke me in a very lusty manner more than once in the morn. 'Up, Up! cries the crowing cock. Oh, Mabel, it was cruel of you to deprive us of his clarion note." "Never mind. I saw that Loftie and Miss Meadowsweet had the breast to eat. I nearly died when I saw you attacking the drumstick, but I knew you wouldn't split.
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