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Beardsley, pointing to the heap, and holding the lantern over it. "What I threw out last is beach gravel. That was put in to fill up the hole after he had taken out the box. When he first buried it, he had to carry off some of the yellow loam. In my opinion, the box has been here." "It is not here now, and we may as well return," replied Captain Patterdale.
The vicar emitted a contented puff, looked the young man straight in the eyes, and without another word began to plan a walk to Patterdale viâ High Street, Martindale, and Howtown, and back by Hawes-water. To Mrs. Thornburgh, Robert announced that he must leave them on the following Saturday, June 24.
A ballot was taken for commodore; Robert B. Montague had twenty votes, and Charles Armstrong one. Robert accepted the office in a "neat little speech," and took the chair, which was a sharp rock. Edward Patterdale was elected vice-commodore, and Joseph Guilford captain of the fleet. Donald was chosen measurer, and the other offices filled to the satisfaction of those elected, if not of the others.
"Good morning, Captain Vane," she remarked affably. "'Ad a good night?" "Splendid, thank you, Lady Patterdale." "Ain't the news splendid? Marshal Foch seems to be fair making the 'Uns 'um." Vane laughed. "Yes, they seem to be sitting up and taking notice, don't they?" "Sir John is marking it all up in the 'All on the map, with flags," continued the worthy old woman.
But it is chiefly round two lines of road leading from Grasmere that Wordsworth's associations cluster, the route over Dunmailraise, which led him to Keswick, to Coleridge and Southey at Greta Hall, and to other friends in that neighbourhood; and the route over Kirkstone, which led him to Ullswater, and the friendly houses of Patterdale, Hallsteads, and Lowther Castle.
Did he tell you where he got the bill?" asked Captain Patterdale, manifesting none of the emotion which agitated him. "No, sir; he did not. I didn't ask him. If it makes any difference, I will do so." "It makes no difference whatever. It is all right, Mr. Leach." The sail-maker folded up his receipt, and left the library.
Father said the day would be cloudy, and I decided to go; but Ned had gone. I came down here to see if I couldn't hail him. Won't you take me off to the Penobscot in your boat?" "Certainly I will, with the greatest pleasure," replied Donald, with enthusiasm. "I beg your pardon, Miss Patterdale," interposed Laud. "I am going off in the Juno; allow me to tender her for your use.
The reputation of Ramsay & Son, boat builders, was greatly increased by the result of the race. If Edward Patterdale was a little mortified to have it demonstrated that the Sea Foam had lost the first prize by his own want of skill and tact in sailing her, he was consoled by the fact that Commodore Montague, who had the credit of being the best skipper in Belfast, had been beaten by his yacht.
'Not he, not he; he is a buck-hoonting, as they tell me, somewhere up the Patterdale way; but he comes and gangs like a flap of a whirlwind, or sic loike. I broke off the conversation, after forcing on Dorcas a little silver to buy ribbons, with which she was so much delighted that she exclaimed, 'God!
The soft thud of tennis balls, and the players' voices calling the score, came faintly through the still air, and Vane half closed his eyes. Then a sudden rustle of a skirt beside him broke into his thoughts, and he looked up into the face of the girl whom Lady Patterdale had greeted as Joan. "Why it's my bored friend of the photograph!"
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