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Besides, Nora and I are so well used to these woods, and to the road between them and Beaminster, that we really do not require an escort." A compromise was finally effected. Cuthbert walked with them to the end of the wood, and the girls were to be allowed to pursue their way together along the Beaminster road.
"She is of sterling worth. She has intellect, character, affection: what can we want more? She is attractive, if not exactly beautiful, and she is good thoroughly good and true." "But her connections, Philip her relations," gasped Lady Ashley. "It will be easy enough to do something for them. Of course they will have to be provided for away from Beaminster, if possible.
The coachman suddenly checked the horses' speed: for some unknown reason he actually stopped short in the very middle of the country road between Helmsley Court and Beaminster. His mistress uttered a little cry of alarm. "What is the matter, Steel?" The footman dismounted and touched his hat.
Helmsley Court was generally considered one of the prettiest houses about Beaminster; a place which was rich in pretty houses, being a Cathedral town situated in one of the most beautiful southern counties of England. The village of Helmsley was a picturesque little group of black and white cottages, with gardens full of old-fashioned flowers before them and meadows and woods behind.
Adair nor myself could permit Margaret to lower herself by going to explain her past conduct to a second-rate Beaminster schoolmistress." Sir Philip stood silent, downcast, his eyebrows contracting over his eyes until as Lady Caroline afterwards expressed it he positively scowled. "You disagree with me, I presume?" she inquired, with some irony in her tone.
And for one moment the tears of vexation gathered in her brown eyes as she was driving away from the shabby little house in Gwynne Street; and she had resolutely to drive away unwelcome thoughts before she could resign herself to enjoyment of her visit. The day was hot and close, and the narrow streets of old Beaminster were peculiarly oppressive.
Wyvis burst out bitterly. Then, seeing from her white and stricken face that he had hurt her, he came to her side and kissed her penitently. "Forgive me, mother," he said, "if I say what you don't like. I've been hearing about my father ever since I came to Beaminster two days ago. I have heard nothing but what confirmed my previous idea about his character.
"Why, I know nothing about the theory of music nothing at all. And you were far ahead of anybody at Miss Polehampton's! You will soon have dozens of pupils, Janetta. I expect all Beaminster to be flocking to you before long." She did not say, but it crossed her mind that the fact of her taking lessons from Janetta would probably serve as a very good advertisement.
The old ladies of Beaminster are all turning their backs on Miss Colwyn, because common report declares her to have been expelled or dismissed in disgrace from Miss Polehampton's school. The fact that nobody knows exactly why she was dismissed adds weight to the injury. It is so easy to say, 'They don't tell why she was sent away something too dreadful to be talked about, and so on.
Why should she concern herself so much about him? He was married; he had a child; his mother and brother lived with him, and supplied his need of society. He went out into the world about Beaminster more than he used to do, and might have been fairly popular if he had exerted himself, but this he would never do.
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