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You would have thought Charley Stratherne would have known. 'It was very imprudent of my daughter, said Lady Beresford, severely, 'to mention such a thing; but Sir George makes a pet of her, and I hope no harm has been done. Frank King warmly protested. How could any harm be done? And he redoubled his attentions to Lady Beresford.
Hale's maid, who touched no other part of the household work, but always remembered the day when she had been engaged by Lady Beresford as ladies' maid to Sir John's wards, the pretty Miss Beresfords, the belles of Rutlandshire. Dixon had always considered Mr. Hale as the blight which had fallen upon her young lady's prospects in life.
I happened to be in a hurry. That is all. I knew perfectly well it was only your manner." "I don't blame you in the least. Anybody might have thought just as you did." "But I didn't. I knew you were upset at the time. You were anxious about Lalage Beresford. She's a charming girl, with a very good heart, but " The Archdeacon hesitated. "But " I said, encouraging him to go on.
The sail coming down rapidly, both vessels prepared for action, but it was soon discovered, to the mortification of the victors in this well-fought action, that the new enemy was a seventy-four, which proved to be the Poictiers, commanded by Admiral Beresford. Firing a shot over the Frolic, she passed her, and soon overhauled the Wasp, which, in her crippled state, was unable to escape.
"It's a hockey eleven and it's called the 3rd A. Miss Beresford told me so and I think we may rely on it that she, at least, speaks the truth. Selby-Harrison sometimes plays halfback and sometimes inside left, but anybody would point him out to you." Titherington took several careful notes in his book.
"Oh, very well," said Mrs. Beresford; "then you are an abominable egotist, that is all, and a coward: and thank Heaven Freddy and I were defended by English and Americans, and hem! their friends, and not by Hindoos."
The history of these three months of this short-lived attempt to govern Ireland on the advice of Grattan is full of instruction. The Viceroy had not for a moment concealed his intention of thoroughly reforming the Irish administration. On his arrival at the Castle, Mr. Cooke was removed from the Secretaryship, and Mr. Beresford from the Revenue Board.
Marshal Beresford and the greater part of the staff remained with their swords drawn, and the Duke himself did not look more than half-pleased, while he silently despatched some of them with orders. General Alten, and his huge German orderly dragoon, with their swords drawn, cursed, the whole time, to a very large amount; but, as it was in German, I had not the full benefit of it.
Some one came into the room, and Madge turned. 'May I call you Madge? said he, holding both her hands. She answered, with her eyes cast down 'I suppose I must call you Frank. That was all, for at the same moment Mr. Tom was heard calling to his mother and sisters that Captain King had arrived; and directly after, Lady Beresford and Edith entered the room, followed by Mr.
Beresford like medieval knights and modern children at their devotions and addressed her thus: "Daughter of light, he who basks in your beams said to himself, 'The pirates are upon us, those children of blood, whom Sheitan their master blast for ever!
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