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Selwyn had practically forced him into some sort of explanation, but Sara's quick grasp of the situation had infinitely simplified matters, and by devoting a considerable amount of her own time to the entertainment of the captious invalid, and thus keeping her in a good humour, she contrived to save Selwyn many a bad half-hour of recrimination and complaint.
He had no welcome for this stranger, and somehow he felt that he did not altogether understand Narcissa at times; that she had flights of fancy which were beyond him, and took a mischievous pleasure in tantalizing him, and was freakish and hard to control. Moreover, under the influence of this reaction of feeling, a modicum of his doubts of Selwyn had revived.
And Selwyn followed them presently, walking until he took the Subway at Forty-second Street for his office. As he entered the elaborate suite of rooms he noticed some bright new placards dangling from the walls of the general office, and halted to read them: "WHY PAY RENT! What would you say if we built a house for you in Beautiful Siowitha Park and gave you ten years to pay for it!
It carried him away to his work, away from all knowledge of the blow that was preparing for him at home, and thinking of the delight that was in store for his family in a visit from Mrs. Selwyn, who, immediately after his Consecration, had returned home to spend a year in England on business.
And he had not heard of it not in the cane-brakes of Leyte where, on his sweat-soaked shirt, a small pin of heavy gold had clung through many a hike and many a scout and by many a camp-fire where the talk was of home and of the chances of crews and of quarter-backs. "What were you going to ask me, Captain Selwyn?" "Did he row your brother Gerald?" "No," she said.
The Consecration was not by Royal mandate, as in the case of Bishops of sees under British jurisdiction; but the Duke of Newcastle, then Colonial Secretary, wrote: 'That the Bishops of New Zealand are at liberty, without invasion of the Royal prerogative or infringement of the law of England, to exercise what Bishop Selwyn describes as their inherent power of consecrating Mr.
There is land enough to give all who want it a few acres, and the rest could be set up with boats and nets as fishers. They would like that." "Nae doubt. But I don't like it, and I wont hae it. Mr. Selwyn may hae a big parish in London, but the Crawfords arena in his congregation. I am king and bishop within my ain estate, Colin."
The long windows were open to the veranda; Selwyn, with his arm through Gerald's, walked to the railing and looked out across the fragrant starlit waste. And very far away they heard the sea intoning the hymn of the four winds. Then the elder man withdrew his arm and stood apart for a while. A little later he descended to the lawn, crossed it, and walked straight out into the waste.
"'I believe so, my lord, said I, still looking for the books. "'So suddenly, so unexpectedly: must I lose you? "'No great loss, my lord, said I, endeavoring to speak cheerfully. "'Is it possible, said he, gravely, 'Miss Anville can doubt my sincerity? "'I can't imagine, cried I, 'what Mrs. Selwyn has done with those books.
"Of course, I had to punish him," continued Lisbeth, "so I sent him to bed immediately after tea, and never went to say good-night, or tuck him up as I usually do, and it has been worrying me all the evening." Mr. Selwyn was sure that he was all right, and positively certain that at this moment he was wrapped in balmy slumber.
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