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He saw in the Bannerworths those who had saved his life, and who, without doubt, had possessed an opinion, not merely obnoxious to him, but must have had some fearful misgivings concerning his character, and that, too, of a nature that usually shuts out all hope of being received into any family.
We know quite enough of Sir Francis Varney to feel assured that he would rather consider it as a good jest than otherwise of his footman, so that with the suffering he endured at the Bannerworths', and the want of sympathy he was likely to find at home, that individual had certainly nothing to congratulate himself upon but the melancholy reminiscence of his own cleverness.
Should I overcome Varney, there will most likely be at once an end to the numerous and uncomfortable perplexities of the Bannerworths as regards him; and if he overcome me, why, then, at all events, I shall have made an effort to rescue Flora from the dread of this man." "And then he shall fight me," added the admiral, "so he shall have two chances, at all events, Charles."
Sir Francis Varney retired to rest that night his promise to the Bannerworths filled his mind with many reflections the insecurity of his own position, and the frail tenure which he even held in the hands of those whom he had most injured.
He is one of those men of impulse who soon become wearied of inaction." "Ay, and then the Bannerworths return to the Hall." "It may be so." "I am certain of it. We have been out-generalled in this matter, although I grant we did all that men could do to give us success." "In what way would you get rid of this troublesome admiral?" "I scarcely know.
The breakfast was passed off in pleasing conversation, and Varney found himself much at home with the Bannerworths, whose calm and even tenour was quite new to him.
"Would it suit you for me now to tell you?" "Will you first promise me that you will do all you can for this persecuted family of the Bannerworths, in whom I take so strange an interest?" "I will. I promise you that freely. Of my own knowledge, of course, I can say but little concerning them, but, upon that warranting, I well believe they deserve abundant sympathy, and from me they shall have it."
He was not disturbed; it seemed as though the influence of sleep was sweeter far there, in the cottage of the Bannerworths, than ever he had before received.
That there was some powerful incentive he felt convinced, and he longed for some conversation with the Bannerworths, or with Admiral Bell, in order that he might state what had now taken place. That some one would soon come to him, in order to bring fresh provisions for the day, he was certain, and all he could do, in the interim, was, to listen to what the hangman was about in the Hall.
There was another circumstance perhaps which materially aided in producing a strong feeling on the minds of the Bannerworths, with regard to remaining where they were.
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