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"Leave me; save the women," gasped Auberly, as a man entered the room, but the dense smoke overpowered him as he spoke, and he fell forward. The women also sank to the ground. Forest instantly seized Mrs Rose in his powerful arms, and hurrying down the ladder to the top of the escape, put her into the canvas trough or sack which was suspended below the ladder all the way.
He did not say, however, that he was willing to restore Fred to his former position in regard to his fortune, and as Loo knew nothing about her brother having been disinherited, she felt that she must be satisfied with this cold concession. "Can you not ask some other favour, such as I could grant?" said Mr Auberly, with a smile, which was not nearly so grim as it used to be before "the fire."
Mr Auberly smiled and nodded as he turned to go, and there was really very little grimness in the smile on this occasion very little indeed!
Was I going to sit there and hear him talk of Frank's presumption as if he were a chimney-sweep?" "Mr Auberly thinks Miss Ward above him in station, and so deems his aspiring to her hand presumption," replied the widow gently. "Besides, you should have remembered the respect due to age."
"Ay, mad as a March hare. For years back I have suspected it, but now, I am sure of it; in fact I feel that I have gradually come to be his keeper but more of that anon. Meanwhile, what is to be done for the Cattleys?" "Could nothing be done with Mr Auberly?" Willie shook his head. "No, I fear not.
"He's all right, lad," said Mr Braidwood, coming up at that moment, and laying his hand kindly on the youth's shoulder; "he's only choked with smoke, and will be better in a minute. Any more in the house?" he added quickly. Young Auberly leaped up with a shout. "My sister! is she not saved? Are all here?" He waited not for a reply, but in another moment was on the fire-escape.
Of course I will, most heartily, old boy!" cried Barret, seizing his friend's hand and wringing it; "but if you burst in on a fellow unexpectedly in this fashion, and with such wild looks, why " "Well, well, don't explain, man; I hate explanations. I have come here for sympathy," said Fred Auberly, shutting the door and sitting down by the fire. "Sympathy, Fred?" "Ay, sympathy.
To this brief summary, given with much excitement, Miss Deemas listened with quiet composure, and then said with grim sarcasm, and very slowly: "Let me see; there was a fire in Beverly Square last night, and James Auberly, living there with his family, were all burned to ashes."
That generous man even went further, and, when his fare walked away without making a reply, he shouted after him that "if he'd only do 'im the honour to come back, he'd throw in a inch an' a half extra for nothink." But Mr Auberly was inexorable.
In the event of her agreeing to this arrangement, she might send her son to his residence in Beverly Square, on Thursday next, between eleven and twelve. Just as he concluded this letter a footman entered softly and laid a three-cornered note on the table. "Stay, Hopkins, I want you," said Mr Auberly, as he opened the note and ran his eye over it.
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