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And whose was the dear little baby they had in the house? "Mine," said Noel, walking straight past them with her head up.
"Play any trick you like on Lecount," said Noel Vanstone, with an air of unutterable relief. "I have had my suspicions lately that she is trying to domineer over me; I am beginning to feel that I have borne with Lecount long enough. I wish I was well rid of her." "You shall have your wish," said Captain Wragge. "You shall be rid of her in a week or ten days."
Young, too, I should say!" Again Toandoah's deep chant of laughter buoyed his daughter's treble note, as he began to read: "Professor G. Noel Lorry, Nevil University. My dear Sir, Having learned that you are perfecting an apparatus that will reach any height even go as far as the moon and that it will be capable of carrying a passenger, I should like to volunteer for the trip.
Only a few yards away the lilting waltz-music was quickening to a finish. In a few moments more their privacy would be invaded by the giddy dancers. "Listen!" said Noel, and his voice fell short and stern. "He shan't have you! That I swear! It's monstrous it's unthinkable! Why, he's old enough to be your father. And he's got the opium-habit. Max told me so.
Suddenly, jarring and shivering the music, came a sound of hooting. It swelled, died away, and swelled again. Miltoun rose. "That has spoiled my vision," he said. "Mrs. Noel, I have something I want to say." But looking down at her, sitting so still, with her hands resting on the keys, he was silent in sheer adoration. A voice from the door ejaculated: "Oh! ma'am oh! my lord!
Still it was hinted on good authority but no one ever heard the name of the authority that Garvington being poor had forced her into marrying Sir Hubert, for whom she did not care in the least. People said that her cousin Noel Lambert was the husband of her choice, but that she had sacrificed herself, or rather had been compelled to do so, in order that Garvington might be set on his legs.
He, too, was familiar to the poet, for he was no other than the pink and white gentleman whom he had seen acting as escort to Katherine on the day when he first beheld her, and whose name, as he had learned on the previous evening from Katherine's own lips, was Noel le Jolys. "The puppet who dangles after my lady," he grumbled to himself. "He jars the dream."
I wish, at once, to relieve you of all misunderstanding. Remember this well, sir; had I been master of the situation, I would never have recognised you: Albert should have remained in the position in which I placed him." "I understand you, sir," replied Noel.
I fear I fear it is true. Ah, well! There would not be many more days now. He would learn out there how to open the hearts of others, and his own. Suffering and death levelled all barriers, made all men brothers. He was still sitting there when Gratian came in; and taking her hand, he said: "Noel has gone down to George, and I want you to get transferred and go to them, Gracie.
She moved back, thrust her face forward so that he need not stoop, and put her lips up to his. Then, feeling that she might swoon and fall over among the cans, she withdrew her mouth, leaving her forehead against his lips. He murmured: "Was it all right when you got in last night?" "Yes; I said good-bye for you." "Oh! Noel I've been afraid I oughtn't I oughtn't "
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