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Trenholme said every one was mad who thought that." "There's a sight of people will tell you you're mad if you're only fervent." The child did not know precisely what "fervent" meant, but she began to doubt Trenholme's positive knowledge on the subject. "Do you believe the end of the world's coming so soon?" "Lor, child! what do I know but the world might go on a good bit after that?
If Alec Trenholme asked her to be his wife then she knew, at last she knew, that she would not dare to deny the voice at her heart in the light of righteousness and judgment to come, she would not dare to deny it. But ah, surely he would not ask! She caught at this belief as an exhausted swimmer might catch at a floating spar, and rested herself upon it.
Trenholme had expected that Sophia would pour out his tea; he thought it would have refreshed him then to the very soul, even if she had given it indifferently. The cup he took seemed like some bitter draught he was swallowing for politeness' sake.
It might have been Greek for all the interest they took in it. As for Sophia, it could not be said to lack interest for her it was very plain, she thought, why Robert Trenholme thought so highly of the Browns. There was a youth belonging to this family who was a year or two older than Blue and Red. His mother, sent for him to come into the room, and introduced him to them.
"So no one could have left by the Easton gate without meeting you?" "That's right." "And you found Mr. Trenholme where?" "Comin' away from the cedars, above the lake." "What did he say?" "Tole me about the shot, an' pointed out the Quarry Wood as the place it kem from." "Was he upset at all in his manner?" "Not a bit. Spoke quite nateral-like." "Well, between the three of us, you an' me an' Mr.
"You've had private information to that effect, I suppose, Principal." Very haughtily Trenholme assented. He had not been in the room more than a few moments when all this had passed.
As regarded the personal subject of his own misfortune a subject on which Trenholme felt he had a certain right to receive confidence Bates's demeanour was like an iron mask.
Trenholme shook hands with the carriage folk in the gay manner necessary to the occasion, but his heart ached for the little mother who had thus so bravely buried her last vestige of pride in the carriage by giving it to her children as a plaything. "It's more comfortable than armchairs, and keeps the feet from the bare floor," she said to him, in defiance of any criticisms he might have in mind.
There is another advantage in perfect union of twin souls, and that is, that it is never necessary to finish a remark the end of which does not immediately find expression on the tip of the tongue, for the other always knows what is going to be said. "Yes, I know doctors are," replied Red; "still, you know, Principal Trenholme said Mr. Harkness is not a well-bred American."
When Alec Trenholme had told his brother that he still intended to be a butcher, the thing for him was practically done, and that, not because he would have been ashamed to retract, but because he had no further wish to retract. "And the mair fules ye are baith," said Bates, having recourse to broad Scotch to express his indignation when told what had passed.
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