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Nigel Graheme was still laid up, but his company formed part of the force. "This is ill fortune indeed," Malcolm said to Lieutenant Farquhar, "thus to be shut up here while the army are marching away to win victories in the field." "It is indeed, Malcolm, but I suppose that the king thinks that Tilly is likely to try and retake these places, and so to threaten his rear as he marches forward.
The foam had gathered on the earl's lip, his hand, clenching his sword, had trembled with passion as Nigel spoke, He sought to suppress that rage, to remember a public execution would revenge him infinitely more than a blow of his sword, but he had been too long unused to control; lashed into ungovernable fury by the demeanor of Nigel, even more than by his words, the sword flashed from its scabbard, was raised, and fell but not upon his foe, for the Earl of Gloucester suddenly stood between them.
Chepstow's table, he did not tell him that first impression had been already formed in the consulting-room of the house in Cleveland Square. "Mrs. Chepstow!" At the sound of Nigel Armine's voice Mrs. Chepstow started slightly, like a person recalled abruptly from a reverie, looked up, and smiled. "You are here! I'm all alone. But I was hungry, so I had to brave the rabble."
Miss Nigel peered at her over the tops of her glasses; she only used them for reading and could not see out of them for other purposes. "We have to make a point of it in most cases," she answered, "but also I judge by appearances. In your case this letter from Miss Abercrombie her name is in our books although I do not know her personally will be quite sufficient.
It consisted merely of one blanket wrapped up in an oil-cloth sheet. Besides, an old-fashioned powder-flask and shot belt. Van der Kemp and Nigel had slung a bullet-pouch on their shoulders, and carried small hatchets and hunting-knives in their belts.
Nigel expressed his wish to accompany the Tamoyos, but both Tecumah and Cora urged him to proceed to a further distance, as, should the governor suspect where he had gone, he would in all probability send an expedition over to bring him back, and as they would refuse to give him up, an open rupture would be the consequence.
Shake one for me till it froths all the way up the glass, please, and then give me a cigarette." Nigel obeyed orders, helped himself, and glanced at the clock as Brookes left the room. "How nice of you to come half an hour early, Maggie!" he remarked. She made a little grimace. "The first time you have noticed it," she said dolefully.
First, I wonder how you'd manidge to gib me a t'rashin', an' second, I wonder if your own moder would rikognise you arter you'd tried it." At this the monkey turned its other ear as if to make quite sure that it heard aright. Nigel laughed shortly. "But seriously, Moses," he continued; "what do you think I should do? Should I reveal my suspicions to Van der Kemp?"
"Nigel!" he called sharply once or twice. "Wake up! Wake up!" But Merriton never moved. The performance was repeated and the call was louder. "Nigel! I say, wake up wake up! We've news for you!" The sleeping man stirred suddenly and wrenched his shoulder away. "Let go of me, Wynne, damn you!" he broke out petulantly, his eyes opening.
"I think that considering the way you've flirted with me," she declared, "you ought at least to have given me the opportunity of refusing you." "If Naida refuses me," he began "And I decide that Asia is too far away," she interrupted "We may come together, after all," he said, with a resigned little sigh. "Glib tongue and empty heart," she quoted. "Nigel, I would never trust you.
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