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Denning seems to demand the admission that their members travel so fast as to throw the earth's movement completely out of the account. The required velocity would be, by Mr. Ranyard's calculation, at least 880 miles a second. But the aspect of the meteors justifies no such extravagant assumption.
But when Hayes refused a pressing invitation to join Mrs Ranyard's table, Roy gave it up, and deliberately walked away. Only Mr Elton remained sitting near the fireplace. His look of undisguised pleasure, at Roy's approach, atoned for a good deal; and they renewed their talk where it had broken off.
"But I'm afraid I must hurry on now. Desmond asked me not to be late." "Confound the women!" was his ungallant reflection, as he rode away. Mrs Ranyard's tongue had virtually undone the effect of his peaceful two hours with Rose. After that clash or no clash he must have the thing out with Lance, at the first available moment. Hai!
And after his arduous prelude, Mrs Ranyard's dancing was an effortless delight if only she would not spoil it by her unceasing ripple of talk. His lack of response troubled her no whit. She was bubbling over with caustic comment on Mrs Elton's latest adventure in matrimony. "She's a mighty hunter, before the Lord!
Ranyard's discovery of a similar smaller drawing by the same author, dated May 26, 1828, reduces to evanescence the probability of its connection with that body. Indeed, recent experience renders very doubtful the possibility of such an observation.
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