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"He claimed wager of combat with my brother, whom, alas! he overcame and slew in fair fight. Our steward, Sir Oscar Redmain, finding him guilty, nevertheless passed sentence of outlawry upon him a sentence which I crave you Majesty to ratify."
Of course money has its part, for everything has; and whoever has money is bound to use it as best he knows; but his best is generally an attempt to do saint-work by devil- proxy. "I can't think where on earth-you got such a sackful of extravagant notions!" Mr. Redmain added. "I told you before, sir, I had a father who set me thinking!" answered Mary.
This, of course, was silly, seeing hell is out of fashion in far wider circles than that of Mayfair; but denial does not alter fact, and not always fear. Mr. Redmain laughed when he was well, and shook when he was suffering.
"But you have not been married, Sepia! What should you know about disgraceful things?" "I will tell you when you are married, and not until then, Hesper. There's a bribe to make you a good child, and do as you must that is, as your father and mother and Mr. Redmain would have you!" While they talked, Godfrey, now seen, now vanishing, had become a speck in the distance.
When the Redmains went to Cornwall, Sepia was left at Durnmelling, in the expectation of joining them in London within a fortnight at latest. The illness of Mr. Redmain, however, caused her stay to be prolonged, and she was worn out with ennui.
Redmain hated having a stranger about him, and, as he knew how to treat himself, it was only when very ill that he would send for his own doctor to the country, fearing that otherwise he might give him up as a patient, such visits, however well remunerated, being seriously inconvenient to a man with a large London practice. But now Lady Margaret took upon herself to send a telegram.
Then Mrs. Perkin sent for her. When she entered her room, she found her occupied with the cook, and was allowed to stand unnoticed. "When shall I be able to see Mrs. Redmain, ma'am?" she asked, when the cook at length turned to go. "Wait," rejoined Mrs. Perkin, with a quiet dignity, well copied, "until you are addressed, young woman."
In the midst of the prayers, Ailsa Redmain, kneeling by Kenric's side, suddenly touched him on the shoulder, and pointed over towards the Arran hills. There, in the direction of Ranza, he saw a great column of black smoke rising in the air. "Alas for Sir Piers de Currie!" he murmured, and then again bent his head.
Mr. Redmain filed away, heedless; then with the help of a pair of pincers freed the stone, and held it up in his hand. "You see this?" he said. "A splendid sapphire!" answered Count Galofta, taking it in his fingers, but, as Mr. Redmain saw, not looking at it closely.
"What do you mean?" asked Tom. "For working for Mrs. Redmain with your hands," she said, and, breaking into a little laugh, caught his cheeks between those same hands, and reaching up gave him a kiss that made him ashamed of himself a little, that is, and for the moment, that is: Tom was used to being this or that a little for the moment.
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