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And Lady Dorothy Hellard, whose unhappy disappointment in respect of the late Lord Sokeington and other non-successful excursions in the direction of wedlock, had not cured her of sentimental leanings, asserted that, "It was quite the most romantic and touching engagement she had ever heard of."
"Think of old Lord Sokeington I mean the great uncle of the present man, of course of his temper," Lady Louisa proceeded, regardless of ironical comment. "It amounted almost to mania. And yet Lady Dorothy Hellard would certainly have married him. There never was any question about it." "Would she, though? Bad, old man, Sokeington. Never did approve of Sokeington." "Of course she would. Mrs.
And then it came out that for years he had been living with one of the still-room maids." "Louisa!" cried Lady Alicia, turning scarlet. "Had he, though? The old scoundrel!" "Papa," cried Lady Alicia. "So he was, my dear. Very bad old man, Sokeington. Very amusing old man too, though." And, overcome by certain reminiscences, Lord Fallowfeild chuckled a little, shamefacedly.
"Their position is an anomalous one," he said; "and an anomalous position is inevitably a difficult one ought to be SO; in my opinion. But that's not to the point. We were talking, not about the episcopal ladies, but about this little business of Kathleen's. So you believe Lady Sokeington has views and intentions?" "I know that she has.
The elder he supposed to be Lady Sokeington Alaric Barking's half-sister to whom, on the occasion of her marriage, twelve or thirteen years ago, he had had the expensive honour of presenting, in his own name and that of his colleagues, a costly gift of plate. The other lady, so it appeared to him, was eminently sweet to look upon. She was very young.
Crookenden, who always has been devoted to her, told me so." "Did she, though?" said Lord Fallowfeild. "But the marriage was broken off, my dear." He made this remark triumphantly, feeling it showed great acuteness. "Oh, dear no! indeed it wasn't," his daughter replied. "Lord Sokeington behaved in the most outrageous manner. At the last moment he never proposed to her at all.
He's far the best of the whole lot gentlemanlike, and a sportsman, and good-looking unusually so for one of that family and, my dear, he's downright honestly in love with Kathleen. I've watched him did so when he was down at Ranelagh one day last month with her and Victoria Sokeington and I know the real thing when I see it."
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