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I do not accuse you of any deliberate malicious intentions, but there is, as far as I can see, only one motive in your keeping them. I have not seen them, but from what I have heard I gather that they contain definite promise of marriage. Your case is a strong one." "Yes," she laughed. "Poor Robin's enthusiasm led him to some very violent expressions of affection. But, Mr.
"Perhaps a man may; but Heaven forbid that a woman should!" responded the shrewd youth, thinking of the seductive tones of the Major's housekeeper. The sounds of a trumpet in some neighboring street now became so evident and continual, that Robin's curiosity was strongly excited.
Now the King had no mind that Robin Hood should do as he willed, and called his knights to follow him to Nottingham, where they would lay plans how best to take captive the felon. Here they heard sad tales of Robin's misdoings, and how of the many herds of wild deer that had been wont to roam the forest in some places scarce one remained.
If you expect to keep alongside, Baron, you'll have to run I'm afraid," cried the Prince, and was instantly in his seven- league boots. There was a note in Robin's rooms when he reached the hotel.
After dinner he hired Robin's boat and went for a row. I thought it my duty, as he was pushing off, to sidle up in a friendly way. I said to him, 'The weather, Sir, looks nice and settled': that is what I said, neither more nor less, but using those very words. What d'ee think he answered?
She was immensely proud, in her secret heart, of the deeds of the Drummonds. Despite her hectoring ways, she looked up to and admired the General, although he had been too simple to discern the fact and profit by it. Robin's divergence from his father's ways was, secretly, an acute disappointment to her.
For, when her Jimmie had returned from southern seas, Robin had insisted upon going straight to him, and it was not until her aunt had laid aside the last shred of her old prejudice and invited Robin's father to the Manor for a long visit that Robin had consented to look upon the Manor as her "home," though, even then, she steadfastly asserted "part" of her time must be spent with Jimmie.
And if anyone wondered why she carried the queer box, no one of them was likely to presume to question any friend of the Grangers. "Did y'see Dad?" But Tom, to Robin's relief, took that for granted and turned back to his acquaintance among the clerks. "I'll take you out with me and prove it to you!" Robin wanted to beg Tom to run but she did not dare.
The coincidence of Robin's obtaining a post in the neighbourhood of Lady Susan's home impressed her enormously, as fate's unexpected shufflings of the cards invariably do impress those whose existence is passed in a very narrow groove.
The Duchess recognised it in the brief moment of almost breathless silence which followed. "You are very splendid, child," he said after it, "though you are not at all conscious of it." "Sit down again." The Duchess put out a hand which drew Robin still nearer to her. "Explain to her now," she said. Robin's light soft body rested against her when it obeyed.
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