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He was very cross at first. But I have propitiated him by promising to marry him as soon as I get back, which will be probably this time next year." Averil's face grew suddenly grave. "I hope you will both be very happy," said Carlyon, rather formally. "Thank you," said Averil, looking up at him. "It would make me much happier if you and Dick could be friends before then."
The troops whom we thus dispersed and put to flight consisted, as I was afterward informed, of the greater part of Averil's cavalry division, and a great number of the men of this command were so panic-stricken that they did mot consider themselves safe until they had reached the opposite side of the Rapidan, when they straggled off for miles all through Culpeper County.
Mordaunt Muller had fallen in one of the terrible battles on the Rappahannock; and Cora, while, sobbing in Averil's arms, had still confessed herself thankful that it had been a glorious death for his country's cause! And even in her fresh grief, she had not endeavoured to withhold her other brother, when, at the urgent summons of Government, he too had gone forth to join the army.
It had three great uncurtained windows looking into the court, with deep window-seats, olive-coloured painted walls, the worse for damp and wear, a small amount of old-fashioned solid furniture, and all Leonard's individual goods, chiefly disposed of in a cupboard in the wall, but Averil's beautiful water-coloured drawings hung over the chimney.
'And, papa, he has seen Leonard, and he says he looked so noble that to shake hands with him made him feel quite small. 'I never heard anything so much to Tom's credit! Well, and what did he say of the dear lad? The next step was to mention Averil's letter to Mary, which could not be sent on till tidings had been permitted by Mr. Cheviot. 'Let us see it, said the Doctor.
'The last time I called on poor Mrs. Ward, she told me all about it, apologizing in the pretty way mothers do, saying she was looking forward to Averil's coming home, but that while she profited so much, they felt it due to her to give her every advantage; and did not I think with my experience that it was all so much for the little ones' benefit?
There was a tap at the door, and the children's faces brightened, though a shade passed over Averil's face, as if everything at that moment were oppressive; but she recovered a smile of greeting for the pretty creature who flew up to her with a fervent embrace a girl a few years her junior, with a fair, delicate face and figure, in a hot-house rose style of beauty. 'Father's come! she cried.
He was dressed by the time the brougham was at the door, and would have hurried off without telling his sister of the alarm; but Dr. May, knowing that the town must soon be ringing with the news, was sending him to Averil's room, when both rejoiced to see Mary enter the house.
Averil's property had to be transferred to America, and invested in shares of the land at Massissauga; but this was to cause no delay in arranging for the removal, they were only to wait until the winter had broken up, and the roads become passable after the melting of the snows; and meantime Mr. Muller was to have their house prepared.
But there Henry broke off, groaned, said they should never look up again, and must leave the place. Except for Averil's own sake, Dr. May would almost have regretted his exhortations in favour of her eldest brother.
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