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"He is a charming fellow, the Duke-charming-charming!" went on Sir Morton, unconscious of the complex workings of thought in his elderly daughter's acidulated brain! "And his great 'chum, Lord Mawdenham, has also been staying with us but they left Badsworth yesterday, I'm sorry to say. They travelled up to London with Lady Elizabeth Messing, who paid us a visit of two or three days "
Positive mincemeat! and bottle you up in jars for Christmas!" And he nodded with the ferociously bland air of the giant in a fairy tale, whose particular humour is the devouring of small children. "Now you had better get back to Badsworth Hall with my message. Do you remember it? My compliments to Sir Morton Pippitt, and I will write."
Sir Morton Pippitt in a brand-new tweed suit surmounted by a very high, clean, stiff shirt-collar, was sitting at breakfast in what was formerly known as the 'great Refectory, a memory of the days when Badsworth had been a large and important monastery, but which was now turned into a modern-antique dining-room, and as he read, with the aid of his gold-rimmed spectacles, the curt, chill, severely polite letter of the 'new parson' he flew into a sudden violent passion.
Bludlip Courtenay, whose hand she recognised in the matter as having so earnestly begged her to go to Badsworth Hall that afternoon, she despised Sir Morton Pippitt for lending himself to the scheme, and with all her heart she loathed Mr. Marius Longford whom she at once saw was Roxmouth's paid tool.
He also undertook some work for the Reverend 'Putty' Leveson in assisting him to form an entomological collection for the private museum at Badsworth Hall. Mr.
Anon he unbent himself somewhat and his eyes twinkled with kindly humour: "Why didn't you bring the Maypole here?" he enquired; "I suppose you thought it would not be as good a 'spec as Badsworth Hall and the London gents eh?" Bob Keeley opened his round eyes very wide. "We be all comin' 'ere, sir!" he burst out: "All on us ever so many on us!
"They was jes' crossin' the churchyard when I spied 'em," answered Bainton; "An' Sir Morton was makin' some very speshul observations of his own on the 'herly Norman period. Hor-hor-hor! An' they've got ole Putty Leveson with 'em " "Bainton!" interrupted Walden severely; "How often must I tell you that you should not speak of the rector of Badsworth in that disrespectful manner?"
Walden, we must go! Lady Elizabeth Messing is coming to lunch with us at Badsworth. You have no doubt heard of her eldest daughter of the Earl of Charrington! yes, we must really be going! I think I may say, may I not, your Grace?" here he bent towards the ducal Lumpton "that we are all highly pleased with the way in which Mr. Waldon has effected the restoration of the church?"
And the labourer being worthy of his hire, here is sixpence, which, if you like to do a sum on your slate, you will find is at the rate of one penny per mile. When you are a working man, you will understand the strict justice of my payment. It is three miles from Badsworth Hall and three back again, and now I come to think of it, what were you doing up at Badsworth?"
That he had bought Badsworth Hall as it stood, pictures, books, furniture and all, for what was to him a mere trifle; and that he was now assuming to himself by lawful purchase, the glory of the whole deceased Badsworth family. Lord Roxmouth shrugged his shoulders in contempt.
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