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She was unusually smart, all in black: small black tricorne hat, short black caracul coat, loose and swinging, and austere high-necked black velvet frock at a time when most street costumes were like evening gowns. Perhaps she was too smart. Every one in the gold and oak restaurant of the Thornleigh was staring at her as Babbitt followed her to a table.
He bowed rather stiffly, and then seated himself by his cousin's side, and put his hat upon the table before him. I had plenty of time to look at him as he sat there talking of all sorts of things connected with Thornleigh, and Miss Darrell's friends in that neighbourhood.
Darrell's return, which would relieve me of all responsibility, and perhaps put an end to our friendship with Angus Egerton. The travellers came back to Thornleigh Manor in August, when the days were breathless and sultry, and the freshness of the foliage had already begun to fade after an unusually dry summer.
At last the procession moved on again, the band at least that portion of it which hailed from Thornleigh playing "He's a Jolly Good Fellow," while the Upton musicians tried to drown the efforts of their comrades by striking up "See the Conquering Hero Comes."
And thereupon ensued lusty "Hip, hip, hurras," long kept up with vigour and enthusiasm by the Thornleigh members, while the Upton folk, standing aloof and silent, eyed each other askance and seemed rather glum. Poor old Bob! His wrinkled rubicund face was a study as he leaned forth, nodding to his cronies, and shouting at intervals, "Thank'ee lads, thank'ee." Mrs.
When we went back to the drawing-room after dinner, the Miss Collingwoods had a great deal to say to Milly about a grand croquet- match which was to take place in a week or two at Pensildon, Sir john and Lady Pensildon's place, fourteen miles from Thornleigh.
Her new mamma was most anxious to receive her, and she could have masters at Thornleigh to complete her education, if it were not already finished.
She's going to speak on 'Cultivating the Sun Spirit' before the League of the Higher Illumination, at the Thornleigh." "Oh, punk! New Thought! Hashed thought with a poached egg! 'Cultivating the It sounds like 'Why is a mouse when it spins? That's a fine spiel for a good Presbyterian to be going to, when you can hear Doc Drew!"
It was only I, who was always with her, and knew her to the core of her heart, who could have told how hard a blow that disappointment had been, and how much it cost her to bear it so quietly. The autumn and the early winter passed monotonously enough. There was a good deal of company at Thornleigh Manor at first, for Mrs.
Milly preferred walking; and we used to take long rambles together whenever the weather was favourable rambles across the moor, or far away over the hills, or deep into the wood between Thornleigh and Cumber. It was shortly after my arrival at Thornleigh that I first saw the man whose story I had heard in the study at Cumber Priory.
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