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Her brother had prophesied she would soon be 'running at his wife's heels, and so she was, but not 'with her head off, as she had rejoined. She might prove, by intercepting his Aminta, that her head was on. The windy beacon-fire of a chance blazed at the rapid rolling of her carriage-wheels, and sank to stifling smoke at any petty obstruction.
My brother Tom, too, was always playing truant, as a boy. It 's in the blood. She seemed to be teasing, and Aminta cried: 'My aunt! Let me hear. She tells the world ? 'Paggy? ah, yes. Only that she says the countess has an exalted opinion of Mr. Secretary's handwriting as witnessed by his fair copy of the Memoirs, of course. 'Poor woman! How can she talk such foolishness! I guessed it.
Those pretty eyes, their cut of lids hinting at delicate affinities with the rice-paper lady of the court of China, were trying to peer seriously. 'Poor man! One must be sorry for him: he 'Who? 'You 've not heard, then? Mrs. Lawrence dropped her voice: 'Morsfield. Aminta shivered. 'All I have heard-half a line from my lord this morning: no name. It was at the fencing-rooms, he said.
Miss Vincent exclaimed that it was really strange, now, he should speak of Lord Ormont, for she had been speaking of him herself in morning to one of her young ladies, whose mind was bent on his heroic deeds. Matey turned his face to the group of young ladies, quite pleased that one of them loved his hero; and he met a smile here and there not from Miss Aminta Farrell.
Miss Vincent exclaimed that it was really strange, now, he should speak of Lord Ormont, for she had been speaking of him herself in morning to one of her young ladies, whose mind was bent on his heroic deeds. Matey turned his face to the group of young ladies, quite pleased that one of them loved his hero; and he met a smile here and there not from Miss Aminta Farrell.
Or was it to spare her? But if so, her heart was quite bare to him! But she knew it was. Aminta drove her questioning heart as a vessel across blank circles of sea, where there was nothing save the solitary heart for answer. It answered intelligibly and comfortingly at last, telling her of proof given that she could repose under his guidance with absolute faith.
Ever since news of the accident, up to ten at night; and never eats or drinks more than a poor tiny bit of bread-and-butter, with a teacup. 'Weyburn went up-stairs. Aminta sat close to the bedside in a darkened room. They greeted silently. He saw the white shell of the life that had flown; he took his mother's hand and kissed it, and knelt, clasping it.
The chariot was at the door, and the mounted figure of Joshua Abnett, on which he cast not a look or a thought. Aminta was alone. She embraced Selina Collett warmly, and said, in friendly tones, 'Ah! my lord, you are in advance of me. She had dropped Mrs. Pagnell and Mr. Weyburn at two suburban houses; working upon her aunt's dread of the earl's interrogations as regarded Mr. Morsfield.
In refusing now to take another day or pray for it, they deserved that chance should grant it. Aminta had said through Selina the utmost her self-defences could allow. But the idea of a final parting cut too cruelly into her life, and she murmured: 'I shall see you before you go for good? 'I will come, here or in London. 'I can trust? 'Quite certain.
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