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Admiral Rosy Wemyss and Hope, the Flag-Captain, of the Q.E. were my guests and naturally they were greatly perturbed. At 7.30 p.m. Hunter-Weston came along and I had the best part of an hour with him. 17th April, 1915. S.S. "Arcadian." Lemnos. Hunter-Weston came over early to finish off business left undone last night. Admiral Wemyss also took part in our discussions over the landing.
The old home in Philadelphia was just the same as it had been through her long married life that is with one great difference, but on account of this difference I knew that she was glad to spend her last days with Richard at Crossroads. And surely nothing that could be done for a mother by a son had been left undone by him.
He had had a chronic attachment, of many years' standing, to his cousin, Lady Harriet, who did not care for him in the least, although it was the marriage very earnestly desired for her by her mother. Lady Harriet was, however, on friendly terms with him, ordered him about, and told him what to do, and what to leave undone, without having even a doubt as to the willingness of his obedience.
But he could not help speculating what was the point of it all. Some of the happiest and most contented men there were high officials, engaged with a sense of solemn importance in doing work that could have been quite as well done by very ordinary people, and much of which, indeed, might as well have been left undone altogether.
"My princess," said he, "I think you are not so cheerful as you used to be; has anything happened during my absence, which has displeased you, or given you any trouble or dissatisfaction? In the name of God do not conceal it from me; I will leave nothing undone that is in my power to please you."
If an Invasion did chance to land, the state of England would be found handy beyond hope! Incredible; but certain. "Hire Hessians," cry they; "hire Hanoverians; if France land on us, we are undone!" and continue their Parliamentary Eloquences in a most distressful manner. "Apply to the Dutch, at any rate, for their 6,000 as per Treaty", cries everybody. Which is done.
She weepingly answered, "Yes.". They walked a few turns up and down. "Will you promise me, Ellie, that every day when it shall be possible, you will give an hour at least to this business, whatever else may be done or undone?" Ellen promised; and then with her hand in his they continued their walk through the room till Mr. Humphreys and the servants came in.
Chauvelin had indeed left nothing undone, had thought everything out in this strangely conceived scheme for the destruction of the enemy of France. "But in the name of all the dwellers in hell, Citizen," admonished Collot, "guard that letter well, once it is in your hands."
"Fragrant Cytherea, foam-born Venus, deathless Aphrodite, cannot, goddess though she is," he complained. "The fact is, I 'm feeling rather undone. I think I will ask you to bring me a bottle of Asti-spumante some of the dry kind, with the white seal. I 'll try to pretend that it's champagne. To tell or not to tell that is the question.
She loved and understood her sister too well to rage against her for anything that she did or left undone. But this very love of her sister, so clearly shown, had made her condemnation of Rosamund's action the more impressive. And her pity for Dion was supreme.
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