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For a second it even entered his mind to resist the demand. Then he remembered that there was a brace of pistols in his study; if he could get those he would settle matters there and then without the aid of Colonel Pride. "I will fetch the money," said he, betraying his purpose by his alacrity. "By your leave, Master Ashburn, I will come with you."
Ashburn, without betraying any one's confidence! No, don't explain, either of you: I could not bear any more explanations just now! Mr. Langton, as he followed her, took Mark out with him, and as soon as they were alone gave full vent to his own indignation. 'I don't understand your conceptions of honour, he said.
Ashburn; 'that's not it, Solomon go on, it gets worse by-and-by! Uncle Solomon laid down the letter at this point, and looked around open-mouthed: 'I thought I could make out most things, he said; 'but this is rather beyond me, I must say. ''Ere are these people what's their names?
'Men's praise is of little value, said Mrs. Ashburn, harshly. 'Your uncle and we look at what Mark has done from the Christian's standpoint. 'Well, look here, y' know. Suppose we go into the matter now; let's talk it out a bit, said Uncle Solomon, coming out of a second brown study. 'What 'ave you got against Mark?
Ashburn had not been so much addicted to indulging in such doleful predictions on less adequate occasions that she had discounted much of the effect that properly belonged to them; even as it was, however, they cut Mark for the moment; he half offered to embrace his mother, but she made no response, and after waiting for a while, and finding that she made no sign, he went out with a slight shrug of expostulation.
Mark and Trixie sometimes felt the silences too oppressive to be borne, and made desperate attempts at establishing a general discussion on something or anything; but it was difficult to select a topic that could not be brought down by an axiom from Mrs. Ashburn, which disposed of the whole subject in very early infancy.
'I want them I mean to have them. 'You won't do any good by taking that tone with me, you know. Just listen to reason: if you produce these papers yourself, you'll only be laughed at for your pains. You must let some one else manage the business for you. You can't smash Ashburn alone you can't indeed! 'And who told you, said Vincent, 'that I want to smash Ashburn?
Ashburn, you really must allow me to express to you some of the pleasure and instruction I have received from your book, and so on; and then Mark found himself forced to listen with ghastly smiles of sham gratification to the praises of his rival, as he now felt Holroyd was after all becoming, and had to discuss with the air of a creator this book which he had never cared to understand, and soon came cordially to detest.
The cold smile still played round Joseph's lips as Crispin turned to face them again, and on Joseph's lips did that same smile freeze as he saw him standing there, erect and firm, his drunkenness all vanished, and his eyes keen and fierce; as he heard the ring of his metallic voice: "You lie, Joseph Ashburn. It was no fair fight. It was no duel.
Shelford, catching him, but not ungently, by the ear. "Prawn," eh? "Prawn"; hear that, Ashburn? Perhaps you wouldn't mind telling me why "Prawn"?
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