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Fleetwood signified the captive's release; and Abrane immediately suggested: 'Pop old Chummy in beside the fellow to mount guard. Potts was hustled and precipitated into the carriage by the pair, with whom he partook this last glimmer of their night's humorous extravagances, for he was an easy creature. The carriage drove off. 'Keep him company! they shouted.
He pointed at sheep, shepherd, farmer, over the hedge, all similarly occupied; and admitted shamelessly, that he had not a thought for company, scarce a word to fling. 'Ideas in gestation are the dullest matter you can have. 'There I quite agree with you, said Fleetwood. Abrane, Chummy Potts, Brailstone, little Corby, were brighter comrades. And these were his Ixionides!
"He never breaks his lightest word," she says. 'It sounds like the beginning of respect. 'The rarest thing men teach women to feel for them! 'A respectable love match eh? Good Lord! You'll be civil to my friend. You have struck him to the dust. You have your one poetical admirer in him. 'I am honoured, Russett. 'Cleared out, I suppose? Abrane is a funnel for pouring into that Bank.
'I must. I'm in a hurry. 'What 's the hurry? 'I want to smoke and think. 'Takes a carriage on the top of the morning to smoke and think! Hark at that! Abrane sang out. 'Oh, come along quietly, you fellow, there's a good fellow! It concerns us all, every man Jack; we're all bound up in your fortunes. Fellow with luck like yours can't pretend to behave independently. Out of reason!
Pleasure in the scenery had gone, and the wood-sprite was a flitted vapour; he longed to be below there, observing Abrane and Potts and the philosopher confounded, and the legible placidity of Countess Livia. Nevertheless, he hung aloft, feeding where he could, impatient of the solitudes, till night, when, according to his guess, the ladies were at their robing.
He was on the pavement, and it seems he measured her as she slipped by him, and one thing and another caused him to smell a cheat; and General Abrane, standing beside her near the door, cried: 'Where art flying now, Jack? But Jack Potts grew more positive and bellowed, 'Peel her wig! we're done!
Lord Fleetwood's yet undocked old associates vowed he 'smelt strong' of the fumes of the whirled silver censer-balls. His disfavour had caused a stoppage of supplies, causing vociferous abomination of their successful rivals, the Romish priests. Captain Abrane sniffed, loud as a horse, condemnatory as a cat, in speaking of him.
'If I want to know exactly how the country stands, I turn to the Money Article in the papers. That's a barometrical certainty. No use inquiring abroad. Look at old Rufus Abrane. I see the state of the fight on the old fellow's mug. He hasn't a bet left in him!
Present with him in the street and witness to the shutting of the carriage-door on Countess Fanny, were brother officers of his, General Abrane, Colonel Jack Potts, and Sir Upton Tomber.
The usual temporary wonderment flew round the table; and this number was courted in dread, avoided with apprehension. Abrane let fly a mighty breath: 'Virgin, by Jove! Success was a small matter to Gower Woodseer. He displayed his contempt of fortune by letting his heap of bank-notes lie on Impair, and he won. Abrane bade him say 'Maximum' in a furious whisper.
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