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She entered the room with a laugh, and very plentifully rallied both Booth and Amelia concerning the madman, of which she had received a full account below-stairs; and at last asked Amelia if she could not guess who it was; but, without receiving an answer, went on, saying, "For my own part, I fancy it must be some lover of yours! some person that hath seen you, and so is run mad with love.
As for the way you brought up your children, that lazy boy below-stairs, that never did a hand's turn, is proof enough, and poor Kitty, just because she wasn't like the rest of you, how she's treated! 'How is that: what is my cruelty there? cried he. 'Don't try to make yourself out worse than you are, said she sternly, 'and pretend that you don't know the wrong you done her.
The cap was all safe, however that was one comfort and it was no use scolding him that was another; so the boy went upon his way rejoicing, and Tim Linkinwater's sister presented herself to the company below-stairs, just five minutes after the half-hour had struck by Tim Linkinwater's own infallible clock.
"Go and lie down, and I will come to you." Charley bowed, but did not move. Just then two things drew the attention of all: the tailor showed returning consciousness, and there was noise of many voices outside the house and the tramping of feet below-stairs. "Go and tell them no one must come up," said the doctor to the Notary, and the Cure made ready to say the last offices for the dying.
Could it be that she, too, cared for Bob Lanier? The thought for the moment made the mother's heart stand still. She was writing her reply to his note, when Maggie again appeared. "Two gentlemen to see the captain, mum," and Mrs. Sumter hurriedly closed the note and went below-stairs to meet them. She knew well who they were and why they had come.
"Shoot away!" she answered with perfect composure; "you will save me the trouble of giving an alarm. They expect it, and are waiting for it every moment below-stairs. Light those candles, and let us see what damage you have done before you return the plunder." A pair of wax-candles stood on the chimney-piece, and he obeyed mechanically, wondering at himself the while.
There was a terrible storm below-stairs in the House Beautiful at the idea of Delaford taking up with Mrs. Frost's little kitchen-maid Delaford, the lady's-maid killer par excellence, wherever Lady Conway went, and whose coquetries whitened the cheeks of Miss Conway's poor Marianne, the object of his attentions whenever he had no one else in view.
"for indeed," says she, "I cannot be easy while such a villain is in my house." Allworthy answered, "He was as uneasy as herself on the same account." "Oh!" cries she, "if that be the case, leave the matter to me, I'll soon show him the outside out of my doors, I warrant you. Here are two or three lusty fellows below-stairs."
Come along, Sophy; be a good girl, and all shall be well. Shat ha' un, d n me, shat ha' un!" Mrs Honour appeared below-stairs, and with a low curtesy to the squire offered to attend her mistress; but he pushed her away, saying, "Hold, madam, hold, you come no more near my house." "And will you take my maid away from me?" said Sophia.
Before, however, he could be sure of his aim, he was startled by a cry from Dot "Come down here quick, Mel! A great big Indian is getting in the house by the window!" Melville Clarendon was so interested in the efforts of the three Sioux to capture his horse, that for a minute or two he forgot that Dot was below-stairs.
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