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"He will recover, your Grace, though he has lost much blood. Mr. Vanringham has regained consciousness and took occasion to whisper me your Grace would find the needful papers in his escritoire, in the brown despatch-box." "That is well," the Duke retorted, "You may go, Benyon." And when the door had closed, he began, incuriously: "Then you are not a murderess at least, Miss Allonby.
LADY ALLONBY, a woman of fashion, and widow to Lord Stephen Allonby. MISS ALLONBY, daughter to Lord Stephen by a former marriage, of a considerable fortune in her own hands. FOOTMEN to Lady Allonby; and in the Proem FRANCIS ORTS, commonly know as FRANCIS VANBINGHAM, a dissolute play-actor. A drawing-room In Lady Allonby's villa at Tunbridge Wells. PROEM: To be Filed for Reference Hereafter
Allonby declined, and a few others besides themselves preferred to lunch on the banks of the bit of water. 'I like this much the best, said Bobby, snuggling close to his father; 'it's as hot as fire, isn't it? His father looked at his rosy cheeks with content. 'I wish I could give you children an out-of-door country life, he said; 'that's what you ought to have.
But Cynthia Allonby kept silence, and did not exactly smile, while she appraised her famous young kinsman. She was flattered by, and a little afraid of, the gay self-confidence which led anybody to take such chances.
'It's a plan with a piece left out, and it isn't finished till it's putted in. Curly must be in our plan, father dear. 'He may be in yours, but not in Lady Isobel's, I think, said Mr. Allonby. 'We'll make a confab with Lady Is'bel about him when we get to her house, suggested True. 'I believe she'll find a way to have him. Bobby cheered up at once. 'I believe she will. We'll ask her.
"Well, I have told you their redness is fatal to good resolutions." " after he has astounded me by his seventh avowal. And I shall behave in precisely the same manner the eighth time he recurs to the repugnant subject." "But the ninth time?" said Mr. Erwyn. "He has remarkably expressive eyes," Miss Allonby stated, "and really, Mr.
Anstruther has recovered her shape and is to be allowed a separate maintenance." "'Tis shocking!" said Lady Allonby. "'Tis incredible," said Mr. Erwyn, "to my mind, at least, that the bonds of matrimony should be slipped thus lightly.
'Sdeath and devils!" roared the Colonel, "I will cut the throat of any man who dares to speak of fighting in this amicable company! Gi'me some more punch," said the Colonel. And thereupon in silence Mr. Allonby resumed his seat. Now, to relieve the somewhat awkward tension, Mr. Vanringham cried: "So being neighborly again, let us think no more of the recent difference in opinion.
'You have not seen Allonby, said Laura. 'There are such Vandykes, and among them, such a King Charles! 'Is not that the picture, said Charles, 'before which Amy 'O don't, Charlie! 'Was found dissolved in tears? 'I could not help it, murmured Amy, blushing crimson. 'There is all Charles's fate in his face, said Philip, 'earnest, melancholy, beautiful!
With a shuddering groan, Oliver ran out into the pelting rain, bare-headed, on to the other end of Allonby Edge, where stood the White House with the red lamp, the home of the other Doctor Carew, the brother who had not spoken to Oliver's Father for three years.
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