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"I ask your forgiveness, gentlemen," said Francis Vanringham, "but I'm suddenly ill. If you'll permit me to retire " "Not at all," said. Mr. Babington-Herle; "late in evening, as it is. We will go, Colonel and old Carne and I will go kill watchman. Persevorate him, by Jove, like sieve." "I thank you," said Mr. Vanringham, withdrawing up the stairway toward his bedroom. "I thank you. Mr.
Babington-Herle explained at large, "and presents to pitying eye of disinterested spectator most deplorable results incidental to combination of immaturity and brandy. As to money, now, in Suetonius " And he launched upon a hiccough-punctuated anecdote of Vespasian, which to record here is not convenient. "And moral of it is," Mr.
Gentlemen, I must ask you to avoid the chamber. This is a state matter. I am responsible for yonder person." "Then your Grace is responsible for perfectly irresponsible young villain!" said Mr. Babington-Herle. "He's murderer Frank Vanringham, of poor dear Frank, like a brother to me, by Jove! Hang him high's Haman, your Grace, and then we'll have another bottle."
"The constant Mallison, of all persons!" "Nevertheless, my dear, they assure me that he has made over to her the heart and lodgings until lately occupied by Mrs. Roydon Oh, the devil!" cried Colonel Denstroude, "they are fighting above!" "Good for Frank!" observed Mr. Babington-Herle. "Hip-hip! Stick young rascal! Persevorate him, by Jove!"
Babington-Herle perorated, "that all money is always fine thing to have. Non olet! Classical scholar, by Jove! Now let's have game hazard." Meanwhile those two had stood like statues. Vanringham seemed half-frightened, half persuaded that this unaccountable boy spoke at random. Talk, either way, the actor knew, was dangerous....
Will you not linger awhile on the off-chance?" And Osric Allonby admitted he had no other engagements. Babington-Herle, and Sir Gresley Carne who sat over a bowl of punch. Sir Gresley was then permitted to conclude the narrative which Mr.
Ah, Mr. Vanringham, let us beware how we lead others into temptation " The door closed behind them. Said Mr. Babington-Herle, judicially, "That's eshtrornary boy most eshtrornary boy, and precisely unlike brother." "You must remember," the Colonel pointed out, "that since his marriage Gerald is a reformed man; he has quite given up punks and hazard, they say, for beer and cattle-raising."
Pay your damned haberdasher what you like, Gresley; or, rather, let Osric here fix the remuneration. I confess to all and sundry," he added, with a smile, "that I daren't say another word in the matter. Frankly, I'm afraid of this youngster. He breathes fire like AEtna." "He is a lad of spirit," said Mr. Babington-Herle, with an extreme sobriety. "He's a lad eshtrornary spirit.
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