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Your nephew is sitting next to the girl!" The telescope fell on the stones with a crash. The giant's rubicund face suddenly blanched. He leaned on his friend for support. "You are not mistaken," he almost whimpered. "Look again, for God's sake, man. Make sure before you speak. Tell me! Tell me!" "Calm yourself, Anstruther. It is Robert, as sure as I'm alive.
I have a fairly long list at present." "Oh, Anstruther would do your work for you. You have been looking a little pale lately. I think that the change would do you good, and you are always so interested in Mr. Sherlock Holmes' cases." "I should be ungrateful if I were not, seeing what I gained through one of them," I answered. "But if I am to go, I must pack at once, for I have only half an hour."
The graceful woman escorted Captain Anstruther to the river's edge that night, when he departed to a conference of moment with Hardwicke and Halton. She fled back, like the swift Camilla, to her own nest, as the Captain went forth upon the river.
And the others were fain to agree in the plausibility of the scheme. It was midnight when the quartette separated to meet at the quiet wedding of the morrow. Alixe Delavigne had finally approved the plan, when Anson Anstruther drew her away to confer upon the risk. "You see," he pleaded, "Murray will never even speak to Miss Johnstone.
"Neither have I. Anstruther looks a decent sort of fellow, and the girl is a stunner. Yet, d'ye know, Playdon, right through the cruise I've always understood that she was the fiancée of that cad, Ventnor." "Anstruther appears to have arranged matters differently. Wonder what pa will say when that Johnnie owns up about the court-martial."
And there was no rice left in the General's military supplies, "when the bridal parties drove away in great state to the Stella." A curious congratulatory visit from Professor Alaric Hobbs led to the extending of an invitation by Captain Anstruther for the lanky American scientist to visit him in India. "We owe you a debt of gratitude," laughed Anstruther, "for you helped Hardwicke to his wife.
James Melville, who was born in 1556, and appears to have been inducted to the living of Anstruther only a short time before the year 1588, left a MS. history of his own life and times, extending to the year 1601.
Mr Gordon thanked him for his kindness, and cordially accepted his hospitable invitation. Anstruther is a small country town, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Forth. It is a favourable specimen of a good old Scottish town.
I dislike people who are so free with their money and yet reserved in their friendship. It is a sure sign, when they court popularity, that they dread something leaking out about the past. "Do write soon. Don't forget 'Jenks' and 'Lord Ventnor'; those are the lines of inquiry. "Yours, "PS. Perhaps I am misjudging them. Mrs. Anstruther has just sent me an invitation to an 'At Home' next Thursday.
Of course, you will all turn out and search?" "Rather!" they answered in chorus, and from their eager voices it was easy to see that they looked upon the expedition as a novel and delightful adventure. "I intend also to accompany you," said Mr. Anstruther.
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