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"No, I can't come out now, Ruthven; but come into this room with me." There for the next hour they chatted, Frank giving a full account of all he had gone through since he came up to town, while Ruthven gave him the gossip of the half year at school. "Well," Ruthven said at last, "this old Horton of yours must be a brick. Still, you know, you can't stop here all your life.
Ruthven requested James to 'command publicly' that none should follow at once, promising that 'he should make any one or two follow that he pleased to call for.
We really must be consistent. Mr. Barbé, a recent Ruthven apologist, says that the theory of an accidental origin of ‘the struggle between James and Ruthven may possibly contain a fairly accurate conjecture.’ But Mr. Barbé’s meaning is that James thus forced a quarrel on Ruthven.
Wallace took leave of Lord Ruthven at Huntingtower, and that worthy nobleman, when he assumed, with the government of Perth, this extensive command, said, as he grasped the regent's hand, "I say not, bravest of Scots, what is my gratitude for thus making me an arm of my country, but deeds will show!"
Then she started toward the house again. At first Ruthven thought she was his wife, then he was not sure, and he cast his cigar away and followed, slinking forward among the evergreens.
"Madam," replied Ruthven, "it is painful for us to speak harsh truths to a Princess who has long ruled us. But we come to offer, not to implore, pardon. In a word, madam, we have to propose to you on the part of the Secret Council, that you sign these deeds, which will contribute greatly to the pacification of the State, the advancement of God's word, and the welfare of your own future life."
But look at it from every possible light, he could not make himself believe that Dr. Mackey was his father. Presently Mrs. Ruthven entered the chamber and also sat down to comfort our hero. "He is certainly a strange man," said she, referring to the surgeon. "He went to the wreck and was aboard alone for some time, so Old Ben tells me." "What did he do?" "Ben doesn't know."
I was in a bad way, too " The boy winced and swallowed hard; then, with sudden white desperation stamped on his drawn face: "Oh, Philip it it is disgraceful enough but how am I going to tell you the rest? how can I speak of this matter to you " "What matter?" "A about about Mrs. Ruthven " "What matter?" repeated Selwyn. His voice rang a little, but the colour had fled from his face.
He had raised his head; he shook back his clustering hair, and her secret was revealed. In that god-like countenance she recognized the object of her devoted wishes! and with a gasp of overwhelming surprise, she must have fallen from her seat, had not Lady Ruthven, hearing a sound like the sigh of death, turned round, and caught her in her arms. The cry of her aunt drew every eye to the spot.
He then recalled his men from the inner ballium wall, and stationing several detachments along the ramparts, and in the towers of the outer wall, committed De Valence to the stronghold of the barbican, under the especial charge of Lord Ruthven, who was, indeed, eager to hold the means in his own hand that were to check the threatened danger of relatives so dear to him as were the prisoners in the castle.
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