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Hilaire, a much inferior village. Two days later our tactical location was discovered to be still unsatisfactory, so we tried a march northwards to Warne, where for the third time in ten days a quartermaster's store had to be built from the materials we had managed to drag along with us. Almost before our headquarter runners had learnt the whereabouts of companies we were on the road again.
He was a young station master, and he had known Georgiana Warne all his life from afar. "Well, I certainly did think I'd seen a ghost," said he, confronting her. "I thought you'd gone to Europe. Get a message to come back? Your father ain't took sick, has he?" "No, I hope not. I something happened to make it best for me to come back."
Georgiana, peeping out of her father's window, beheld, and was off and down the stairs before Thomas could fairly begin his explanation that Miss Warne was engaged and could not be intruded upon at this hour. "O Jimps!" "Well, well, George! You came pretty near giving me the slip, didn't you? But not quite thanks to Doctor Craig." Georgiana showed her surprise. "Did he let you know?"
Why, only just as you came along, Billy was saying, 'Burglary! he says, 'why, I han't been so happy in mind since the Indian Queen came ashore! "'Watch my window? Why the And then, as light broke on me, 'Look here, I said, 'you don't mean to tell me you've been suspecting me of the burglary all this time! "'You musn' think, said Archelaus Warne, 'that we bear any gridge."
Whatever attention he gives you will be purely because he is a gentleman and he can't ignore his host's daughter nonsense, his landlady I might as well face it. He's a boarder and I'm his landlady. Gentlemen don't take much interest in landladies. So now, Georgiana Warne, landlady keeper of a boarding-house, be sensible and go to sleep."
"Let me present you to my niece, Miss Warne, Doctor Craig," said Aunt Olivia, and Georgiana was glad of the preparation the minutes had given her, for here indeed was need for all her powers of self-control. Her eyes had no sooner looked into those which met them with such a keen and searching glance than she was stirred to the depths.
As for Stuart, she had no fears for him, for his years of college life had made him an acceptable figure upon any occasion, and she was confident his broad shoulders and fine carriage could atone for any slightly antique cut of lapel or coat-tail. Altogether, it was a very happy young person who embraced Mr. David Warne, shook hands with Mr.
Warne showed me the door through which she had entered, and asked me to seat myself behind the curtains. She then called her usher into the room, and conversed with him; though they spoke in low tones, I was able to hear every word.
And half of them too trying for me to wear at all, while they would suit you perfectly. Nonsense! Oh, hurry and make ready. James Stuart will go if you will; I saw it in his eyes." It could not be refused, this tempting invitation, with such a lovely tyrant to enforce her will. One word, however, did James Stuart and Georgiana Warne exchange in a corner before they capitulated.
Here I've written you a steamer letter. Read it when the good ship sails, and think of me as rejoicing in your happiness." It was over at last, and she was off. At the gate she had turned to Mr. Jefferson, who was carrying her handbag to the village stage, from which Stuart had leaped to run up to the porch and say a word of cheer to Mr. Warne, sitting in a big chair.
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