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Penfold nor Susy knew where she was. In fact she was at Mainstairs, and with Faversham. She had mistaken a phrase in Tatham's note of the morning, and did not expect him till later. He had waited an hour for her, under the soft patter of Mrs. Penfold's embarrassed conversation; and had then ridden home, sorely disappointed, but never for one instant blaming the beloved.
Penfold's intention to make him his heir, being only told that he intended to push his way in life, and had considered that the promise was carried out by his obtaining him a commission and arranging some allowance. His mother was glad of this now. "Of course the loss of Mr.
Here the mite of a servant bounded in, radiant and giggling, gave Nancy a triumphant glance, and popped out again, holding the door open, through which in slouched a seafaring man, drawn by Penfold's advertisement, and decoyed into Nancy's presence by the imp of a girl, who thought to please her mistress.
Withers was fully justified in his conviction that there need be no doubt as to the view Mabel would take of the Miss Penfold's offer. The girl had hitherto been in entire ignorance both as to the will being missing, and of the interest she had in it.
Penfold's rather knocked up with nursing her sister. She chattered to me about Faversham. He used to be a good deal there but they've broken with him too; apparently, because of Mainstairs. Miss Lydia couldn't stand it. She was so devoted to the people."
"The road was very dirty, and I should not like to arrive at a strange house with my clothes all covered with dust, and so sleepy that I could hardly keep my eyes open, especially as I hear that Mr. Penfold's sisters are rather particular." "Rather isn't the word," the driver said; "they are particular, and no mistake.
"Come into the library and give me the particulars." The two men passed into the room, closing the door tightly behind them. They were gone nearly quarter of an hour a long wait for me. I wondered what could be the nature of Mr. Woodward's accusation against me, but failed to solve the mystery. At length they came out. Judge Penfold's face was a trifle sterner than before. Mr.
"Lord Tatham! Oh, Susy!" wailed Mrs. Penfold; "you don't think that?" "Yes, I do," said Susan, with resolution. "And now she's letting him down gently." "And never said a word to you or me! Oh, Susy, she couldn't be so unkind." Mrs. Penfold's pink and white countenance, on which age had as yet laid so light a finger, showed the approach of tears.
Anyhow mother, I am not a bit upset about losing Mr. Penfold's allowance; so don't you worry yourself at all about that." Some weeks passed on. Mr. Tallboys wrote that he had failed to induce the court to accept the copy of the will, the admission he was forced to make that Mr. Penfold had intended to make an alteration in it being fatal.
No wonder he was ashamed to look us in the face when he was meditating such a step as this. The duplicity of man is something shocking!" It was not surprising that Herbert Penfold's sudden assertion of his will was a shock to his sisters. These ladies had so long been accustomed to rule absolutely at Penfold Hall that Mr.
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