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She scarcely looked up, indeed, when Mr. Buckingham bowed himself out, though he looked eagerly at her, in hopes once more of catching the full light of her eyes. She did look up, however, when the door closed behind the visitor, and she looked straight at Mrs. Martindale.
Fotheringham. Violet treasured this up for Percy's benefit. This festivity was their last in the north. Their visit at Lassonthwayte had been lengthened from a week to a fortnight, and Lady Martindale wrote piteous letters, entreating them to come to Brogden, where she had made every arrangement for their comfort, even relinquishing her own dressing-room.
The flutter and mystery seem to be felicity, and, if they like it, 'tis their own concern. 'Now I know why Miss Piper told me Miss Martindale was so considerate, said Violet. What had become of the estrangement! Arthur had forgotten it, Violet had been but half-conscious of it, even while uniting them; Theodora thought all was owing to his being at home, and she knew not who had restored him.
His acquaintance with the country in general gave him confidence that he could not have greatly deviated from the nearest road; and with his horse in good condition, he conceived he might easily reach Martindale before nightfall.
I thought you were a clever little girl! Come, won't you say it once, and let me hear how well it sounds? She was actually flattered into repeating it perfectly. 'Very well. That's right. Now, don't you think you had better tell Miss Martindale you are sorry to have kept her all this time?
He ended with a warm-hearted speech, by no means displeasing to John, hoping he would make the best of it with Lord Martindale, for after all, she was as pretty a creature as could be seen, one that any man might be proud of for a daughter-in-law; and to his mind it was better than leaving the poor girl to break her heart after him when it had gone so far.
"You have some news, then, yet to learn, madam," said Major Bridgenorth; "but you will hear in the course of tomorrow, reasons why I dare not appear openly in the neighbourhood of my own property, and wherefore there is small judgment in committing the knowledge of my present residence to any one connected with Martindale Castle."
The Knight of Martindale, who had again turned his head towards the little man, and had listened, as if endeavouring to make something out of his discourse, here interrupted him with a peevish, "Pshaw!" "Pshaw!" repeated Sir Geoffrey the less; "Pshaw is an expression of slight esteem, nay, of contempt, in all languages; and were this a befitting place "
Arthur laughed, saying, 'I'd not bet much on Mark Gardner's. Much to Violet's relief, the carriage was announced; the gentlemen walked, and Theodora talked of indifferent matters fast and gaily. Percy handed Mrs. Martindale out, and gave her his arm, leaving Theodora to her brother.
He said that, at one time, she had been very shy and uncomfortable at Martindale, and that he feared there was reason in what Arthur said about the children. He suspected that Arthur thought that she would not like the scheme, and supposed that he knew best. 'Cannot you try to prevail with her, dear John? You have great influence. 'I should not think it proper to persuade her.