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Francis Barold was silent for a second, and a slightly reflective expression flitted across his face. "Thanks, yes," he said at last. "Certainly. It is easy to come down, and I should like to see more of Slowbridge." When the train had puffed in and out of the station, and Dobson was driving down High Street again, her ladyship's feelings rather got the better of her.
Several times much comment had been aroused by the fact that Lucia Gaston had been observed to form one of the party of players. She had indeed played with Barold, against Octavia and Mr. Poppleton, on the memorable day upon which that gentleman had taken his first lesson.
He did not address her again immediately, but turned to Lucia, dropping the eyeglass, and resuming his normal condition. "You will go, of course?" he said. Lucia glanced across at my lady. "I do not know. Grandmamma" "Oh!" interposed Barold, "you must go. There is no reason for your refusing the invitation, unless you wish to imply something unpleasant which is, of course, out of the question."
Her ladyship glanced around the room, as if a new idea had occurred to her, and said, "Where is Miss Octavia Bassett?" Here it must be confessed that Lucia faltered. "She is on the terrace with Mr. Barold." "She is on" Her ladyship stopped short in the middle of her sentence. This was too much for her. She left Lucia, and crossed the room to Miss Belinda.
That was when I said I could not help feeling that I had wasted time in practising." She sighed softly as she ended. In the mean time Octavia had Mr. Poppleton and Mr. Francis Barold upon her hands, and was endeavoring to do her duty as hostess by both of them. If it had been her intention to captivate these gentlemen, she could not have complained that Mr. Poppleton was wary or difficult game.
Poppleton." When the party separated for the afternoon, Barold took Lucia home, and Mr. Burmistone and the curate walked down the street together. Mr. Poppleton was indeed most agreeably exhilarated. His expressive little countenance beamed with delight. "What a very charming person Miss Bassett is!" he exclaimed, after they had left the gate. "What a very charming person indeed!"
"Tuesday afternoon," she said. "Now don't forget; because I shall ask Mr. Barold and Miss Gaston, on purpose to play against us. Even St. James can't object to croquet." "I indeed, I shall be most happy and and delighted," stammered her departing guest, "if you will be so kind as to to instruct me, and forgive my awkwardness." "Oh! I'll instruct you," said Octavia.
"It is time I went back to London," he chose to put it. "The place begins to be deucedly dull." "Mr. Francis Barold seems rather out of spirits," said Mrs. Burnham to Lady Theobald. "Lord Lansdowne interferes with his pleasure." "I had not observed it," answered her ladyship. "And it is scarcely likely that Mr.
"But there may be reasons" began her ladyship. "Burmistone is my friend," put in Barold, in his coolest tone; "and I am your relative, which would make my position in his house a delicate one, if he has offended you." When Lucia saw Octavia again, she was able to tell her that they had received invitations to the fete, and that Lady Theobald had accepted them.
But it was not against him that Lucia's indignation was aroused. She felt that Lady Theobald was quite capable of suggesting to him that Francis Barold would be a good match for her; and, if she had done so, it was scarcely his fault if he had accepted the idea. She understood now why she had been allowed to visit Octavia, and why divers other things had happened.
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