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The extremity of displeasure brought James to his feet, and out into the passage, saying, with grave formality, that he was much obliged, and glad to see Mr. Walby as a friend, but Lord Fitzjocelyn was mistaken in thinking him in need of his advice. Many thanks, he would trouble him no further; and affecting a laugh, he said that Fitzjocelyn seemed never to have heard of a bad headache.
Walby followed Louis to the landing-place, where they both paused, looking at each other in doubt how to effect an entrance, Louis suddenly remembering that no presence would be more intolerable to the patient than that of a trustee. However, there was nothing for it but to walk in, and announce, as a matter of course, that he had thought it right to call in Mr. Walby.
Walby, 'that I am not in their good books for declaring that I never saw anything from her but very pretty, affable manners. With these words they reached the house; and with sighs and murmurs of 'Ah! poor young man! Mr.
And old Mr. Walby was bowing and gossiping with many a patient; and James, with his little brown woman in his hand, was looking after the party of paupers for whom he had obtained a holiday; and Mr. Holdsworth was keeping guard over his village boys, whose respectable parents remained in two separate throngs, male and female; and Clara Frost was here, there, and everywhere now setting Mrs.
Walby helped Louis to lay their unwilling invalid on the bed without much resistance or reply, and presently departed, so infinitely relieved that he could not help indulging in a little chuckle at the young Viscount's mistake.
Walby supported him, and even they felt that their letter had not deserved such treatment. Alas! had not Fitzjocelyn himself taught Northwold that the Squire was not a dictator? Even then, Mr.
Thenceforth Mr. Walby was to 'think' all Fitzjocelyn's strongest recommendations of his cousin. There was no use in holding back now. James was committed, and, besides, there was a vision looming in the distance of a scholar from a foreign University with less than half a creed.
They found, on arriving, that James had been talking to Mr. Walby, who pronounced that the expedition to Lima would be mere madness for Mr.
Our volunteer forces are our strength and glory, and are a happy meeting of all classes in the common cause. But say nothing, Clara, or granny will take alarm, and get an edict from Walby against me. 'Dear granny! But I wish we were going home to the Terrace. 'Thank you. How flattering! 'You would be always in and out, and it would be so much more comfortable. Is Lord Ormersfield at home?
'Walby is coming with the leeches at two o'clock, said Lord Ormersfield: 'I reckon much on them. 'Thank you. Silence again, but his face spoke a wish, and his aunt Catharine said, 'What, my dear? 'I should like to see Mr. Holdsworth, said Louis, with eyes appealing to his father. 'He has been here to inquire every day, said the Earl, choosing neither to refuse nor understand.
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