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'I have been at Ventnor, getting through the Crusaders, and keeping house with Violet and her child, who both wanted sea air. 'What's her name? 'Violet. 'Well, that beats all! Violet! Why, Vi'let was what they called the old black cart-horse! I hope the child is Cowslip or Daisy! 'No, he is John, my godson. 'John! You might as well be called Man! It is no name at all.
"Springs!" he said, "like Algy walks." On the day of Polly's party, far away in the village of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, some one was thinking of the young people of Winsted and their library undertaking.
Gillespie with great pleasure undertook the charge of her, and promised to deliver her safely to her friends in Scotland. It was arranged that she should go back to Thirlwall to make her adieus; and that, in a week or two, a carriage should be sent to bring her to Ventnor, where her preparations for the journey should be made, and whence the whole party would set off.
After lunch his carriage called for us, and we were driven across the island, through beautiful scenery, to Ventnor, where we took the train to Ryde, and there the steamer to Portsmouth, from which two hours and a half of travel carried us to London. My first visit to Cambridge was at the invitation of Mr. Gosse, who asked me to spend Sunday, the 13th of June, with him.
And while I sat studying Ventnor, they put together a meal from the stores, brewed tea over the spirit-lamp with water from the bubbling spring. In these commonplaces I knew that she at least was finding relief from that strain of the abnormal under which we had labored so long.
Lovel was sent down to Ventnor with Lady Geraldine and a new nurse. It could do no harm to take him away from his mother for a little while, since she was past the consciousness of his presence. Jane Target and Daniel Granger nursed her, with a nursing sister to relieve guard occasionally, and Dr. Ormond in constant attendance.
"Roland," said Arthur, in a half-whisper, bringing his head close to his friend's, as they leaned together over the desk, "you remember that Ventnor letter, sent on Friday, with the money in it " "Ventnor letter!" interrupted Roland. "What Ventnor letter?" "The one for Robert Galloway. Hamish was looking at it. It had a twenty-pound note in it." "For Ventnor, was it?
Pillin tells me you're entitled under." "Phyllis dear!" Seeing the girl about to rise from underneath the white stuff, Mr. Ventnor said quickly: "Pray don't disturb yourself just a formality!" It had struck him at once that the lady would have to speak the truth in the presence of this third party, and he went on: "Quite recent, I think. This'll be your first interest-on six thousand pounds?
The big man brushed the servant out of his way, and brandished the telescope as though it were a bludgeon. "The dirty beggar! He drove my lad to misery and death, yet he has come back safe and sound. Wait till I meet him. I'll " "Now, Anstruther! Remember your promise. I will deal with Lord Ventnor. My vengeance has first claim. What! By the jumping Moses, I do believe Yes. It is. Anstruther!
The careful shepherding of the servant renewed the fire of his anger. Hound! He had been called a hound! After seeing Mr. Ventnor off the premises the man Meller returned to his master, whose face looked very odd "all patchy-like," as he put it in the servants' hall, as though the blood driven to his head had mottled for good the snowy whiteness of the forehead.
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