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And when the squire endeavoured to say a few ill-natured words about Captain Aylmer, Will stopped him at once by asserting that the captain was all that he ought to be. 'And it would have made me so happy to think that my daughter's child should come to live in his grandfather's old house, murmured Mr Amedroz. 'And there's no knowing that he mayn't do so yet, said Will.
They knew that he was poor, but they all declared that he was never mean. He was a real gentleman was this last Amedroz of the family; therefore they curtsied low, and bowed on his reappearance among them, and made all those signs of reverential awe which are common to the poor when they feel reverence for the presence of a superior.
The treachery is easy; but to be treacherous to those we love is never easy never easy, even though it be so common. There had been a double delight to this poor woman in the near neighbourhood of Clara Amedroz since there had ceased to be a necessity for falsehood on her part.
Clara had become Miss Amedroz again; and though an offer to be driven out in the carriage was made to her every day, she was in general able to escape the infliction so that at last it came to be understood that Miss Amedroz did not like carriage exercise. She has never been used to it, said Lady Aylmer to her daughter.
But there were family facts about these Winterfield connexions which would have made it difficult for her to ignore her so-called aunt, even had she wished to do so. Mrs Winterfield had twelve hundred a year at her own disposal, and she was the only person related to the Amedroz family from whom Mr Amedroz had a right to have expectations on his daughter's behalf.
But, it will be said, Clara Amedroz could have rebelled; and Clara's father was hardly made of such stuff that obedience to the aunt would be enforced on her by parental authority. Doubtless Clara could have rebelled against her aunt. Indeed, I do not know that she had hitherto been very obedient.
Poor old man! I can hardly say why it was so, but I had taken a liking to him. 'You take a liking to everybody, Will. 'No I don't. I know people I don't like. Will Belton as he said this was thinking of Captain Aylmer, and he pressed the heel of his boot hard against the floor. 'And Mr Amedroz is dead! It seems to be so terribly sudden. What will she do, Will?
Captain Aylmer certainly had heard of it, and had been very much struck by the idea; but up to this moment he had not quite believed in it. Coming simply from William Belton to Clara Amedroz, such an offer might be no more than a strong argument used in love-making.
The next event at Newmarket had set him more wrong than ever, and so there had come an end to everything with Charles Amedroz. This had happened in the spring, and the afflicted father afflicted with the double sorrow of his son's terrible death and his daughter's ruin had declared that he would turn his face to the wall and die.
'He has charmed you at any rate. 'He has made me believe that I can trust him without doubt, and love him without fear. 'An excellent man! And the income will be an additional comfort; you'll allow that? 'I'll allow nothing. 'And when is it to be? 'Oh, perhaps in six or seven years. 'Clara! 'Perhaps sooner; but there's been no word said about time. 'Is not Mr Amedroz delighted?
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