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Then there was Queen Matilda's famous tapestry to study in the museum, a very retired, rustic nook, all embowered in vines. Bessie also practised sketching, for Bayeux is rich in bits of street scenery gables, queer windows, gateways, flowery balconies. And she was asked into society with madame, and met the gentlefolks who kept their simple, retired state about the magnificent cathedral.
"The Treadwell woman won't lose her hold on Lansing: not even for four years!" Matilda's eyes dropped and she kept silent. "She's about ruined him," Levi went on. "I put it to her plain and solemn, but she always slips through argument like a greased snake. Said I let me have his next four years.
Again Matilda hesitated. She would have welcomed almost any interruption of Judy's; but this time Judy kept as still as a mouse. And so did everybody else. Matilda's colour came and went. "If you please, ma'am," she said at last, "I don't want to say what you will think rude." "I will not think it rude," said Mrs. Lloyd with a little laugh.
Harewood knew the bent of her daughter's mind, and that although, from the sweetness of her temper and the mildness of her manners, she was not likely to fall into Matilda's errors, there were others of an opposite class, from which it was necessary to guard her; she therefore added "Although consideration and kindness are certainly the first duties to be insisted upon in our conduct, yet there are others of not less importance.
You'll have to shake my elbow." And he held out his angled arm. "Good-morning, Jack," responded Olivetta, in trepidation, hardly daring to be gracious where Mrs. De Peyster had been cool. Jack slipped an arm across Matilda's shoulders. "How are you, Matilda? Glad to see you again." "And I'm glad to see you again, Mr. Jack," returned Matilda, with a look of stealthy affection.
The natural policy of opposition was the support of William Clito. At a great council of his kingdom, meeting at the same time with Henry's court in which Matilda's heirship was recognized, the French king bespoke the sympathy and support of his barons for "William of Normandy."
Brown-Smith taken in vain, and that in a matter nearly affecting her Matilda's happiness. On the other side, Merton had given the lady a valuable testimonial to character. Moreover, the Vidame would be at her party, and Mrs. Malory told herself that she could study the ground. Above all, the girls were so anxious to go: they seldom had such a chance.
There's my darter, Matildy Jane, she ain't none too patient, you know leastways, not onless it's with you, Jim," here a wink of the eye at Jim made evident the playful irony of the exception, for Jim was Matilda's bête noir, and a chronic warfare waged between the two, "an' she says to me this mornin', says she, 'Pa, says she, an' ye might think I hadn't never learned her the Ten Comman'ments, leastways the one about honorin' her father an' mother; but young folks is different behaved from what they was in my day at least them's my opinions.
In fact, as she had said before, he was simply splendid! "Now, I do hope, Angelica, that you are going to forgive your brother," Mary insisted. "He really means well. I think he's what he is because he has never had a fair chance." And then more boldly: "I think the fault is largely yours and Matilda's.
"Harry," said Kate, the next day after this meeting, "when are you going to get your gun back?" "Get my gun back!" exclaimed Harry. "How am I to do that?" "Why, there's money enough," answered Kate. "You only lent your gun-money to Aunt Matilda's fund. Take out enough, and get your gun back." "That sounds very well," said Harry; "but we haven't so much money, after all.
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