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"Why," Selwyn broke in, "the testimony was to the effect that he was riding a young, skittish horse, which was startled by stray hogs breaking at a dead run through the bushes, and that the horse bolted and ran away. And the man died from concussion of the brain.
At such places the surrey paused while Selwyn held forth to his two stolid "prospects" on how long these newcomers had been there and how well they were getting on. The country rose in a gradual slope to the slate-blue mountains. Ditches ran here and there. Everywhere were small square stakes painted white, indicating the boundaries of tracts yet unsold.
His Lordship is coming with her! -Good God, what an emotion did those words give me! How strange, my dear Sir, that, just at this time, he should visit Bristol! It will be impossible for me to avoid seeing him, as Mrs. Selwyn is very well acquainted with Mrs. Beaumont. Indeed, I have had an escape in not being under the same roof with him, for Mrs.
It seemed to Austin Selwyn that they had been riding only for the space of minutes, when Elise asked him the time. 'It is twenty minutes to one, he said. 'I had no idea time had passed so quickly. 'Nor I, she answered. 'Just one more canter, and then we'll go.
Selwyn, "in detaining Miss Anville any longer you only lose time; for we are already as well convinced of your valour and your strength, as if you were to hold her an age." "My Lord," said Mrs. Beaumont, "I must beg leave to interfere: I know not if Lady Louisa can pardon you; but as this young lady is at my house, I do not choose to have her made uneasy."
Well, take it from me, when the president of the United Manufacturing Corporation pays out any of his greenbacks he don't expect nothing for something, eh? 'I don't understand you yet, said Selwyn quietly. Mr. Benjamin leaned back in his swivel-chair and cut the end of a cigar with a little silver knife. 'Business, he said, 'is business, eh? 'Agreed, was the terse response.
The boy, fortunately, was still pliable and susceptible, still unalarmed and frank. It seemed that he had lost money again this time to Jack Ruthven; and Selwyn's teeth remained sternly interlocked as, bit by bit, the story came out. But in the telling the boy was not quite as frank as he might have been; and Selwyn supposed he was able to stand his loss without seeking aid.
John and her were married at our house that night at early candle-lighting; everybody from far and near was there to see it and we all brought them down here afterwards. Mistress Selwyn lighted the fire, and we went away and left them sitting here, jest as John had seen in that vision of his. A strange thing a strange thing! But I've seen a turrible lot of strange things in my time."
It was truly remarked of Selwyn at the time of his death: "Many good things he did say, there was no doubt, and many he was capable of saying, but the number of good, bad, and indifferent things attributed to him as bon mots for the last thirty years of his life were sufficient to stock a foundling hospital for wit."* * Grenville Correspondence, vol. 11. p. 372.
"Some of those distances," replied Selwyn. "Well, then, Gerald swam some of those distances and everybody was amazed. . . . I do wish you knew him well." "I mean to," he said. "I must look him up at his rooms or his club or perhaps at Neergard & Co." "Will you do this?" she asked, so earnestly that he glanced up surprised.
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