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Updated: June 4, 2025
Thankful at their escape, Leroy stood bareheaded till it disappeared in the throng of vehicles; then he returned to his own motor, as he thought, unseen and unnoticed. Alas for his vain hopes! Miss Penelope and Constance, after a long day's shopping, had come to Waterloo on their way back to Barminster.
"His lordship will be with you in a few moments," said the man as he left the room. Almost immediately Lord Barminster appeared, accompanied by Mortimer Shelton. Harker rose respectfully and rather nervously, but Lord Barminster at once put him at his ease. "Pray be seated, Mr. Harker," he said politely, as he and Shelton set the example. "This is my son's friend, Mr.
I tell you what: some one has roused the house and asked shelter from the storm. Now, who could that be but Penelope?" "By Jove, you're a ripping clever ass, after all, Barminster a regular Sherlock Holmes. That's just it! She's up there where the windows are. Come on! It's easy sailing now," cried his lordship, but the duke restrained him. "Don't rush off like a fool. Whose house is it?"
This was carrying the war into the enemy's camp with a vengeance. "'Nobody axed me, sir, she said," she sang gaily. "Ah, but whose fault is that?" asked Lord Barminster, pleased that she had not refused to discuss the question. "Please, Uncle Philip," she said, with a sudden quiver in her voice, "I'd rather not talk about it if you don't mind."
"What should I have to do with moneylending?" "Be careful," said Shelton sternly, "there are not people wanting who will fight for Leroy's honour even as it were their own." Vermont smiled cynically. "Indeed, Shelton," he said, "it is hardly for you to speak. After all, it was you who nearly ruined Adrien by your denial of the bill, not I." Lord Barminster strode forward.
But with characteristic insolence he tried to brazen it out. "Your grounds?" he exclaimed, in virulent scorn. "Your grounds, my lord! First tell me where I shall find them. You have no grounds. Barminster Castle is in the hands of a moneylender; these lands, as far as the eye can reach, are the property of Mr.
Attracted by the sound of the barking dogs, who apparently disliked the unaccustomed monster Lord Barminster himself invariably using horses Lady Constance stepped from her room on to the balcony which looked down upon the courtyard beneath. The gentlemen's hats flew off in greeting, and, as Adrien looked up, an unusual thrill ran through him as he noted the simple beauty of the girl above him.
The carriage containing Lord Barminster had been drawn up as near the course as possible, and as far from the crowd as space would permit; for his lordship invariably refused to mix with any concourse of people, even when they consisted of his own order.
Lord Barminster had already arranged for his three visitors to be in the morning-room, which opened on to the terrace, as they would there be within call, and also within earshot. "A word with you, Mr. Vermont," began Shelton sternly. Jasper smiled, as usual, and turned towards him. "As many as you like, Mr. Shelton," he said smoothly.
"It's a pity, sir," returned Adrien, respectfully; for his father was the only person who dared say a word in disfavour of his friend. "He takes any amount of pains to save me trouble." "Well, it pays him," retorted Lord Barminster dryly; then with a wave of the hand as if to dismiss an unpleasant subject, he added, "You're off to the stables, I suppose?"
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