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"I have no right to ask it, I know that," says Roger. "But," desperately, "did he ever kiss you?" "Never, indeed." "Honor bright?" "Honor bright." A long silence. Miss Blount's fingers are quite deep in the water now, and I think she does not even feel the cold of it.
Lessons Taught by Blount's Experience. Harrison was thoroughly in sympathy with the Westerners. He had thrown in his lot with theirs; he deemed himself one of them, and was accepted by them as a fit representative. Accordingly he was very popular as Governor of Indiana. St. Clair in Ohio and Sargent in Mississippi were both extremely unpopular.
He did not trust his message to the wires, nor did he put it on paper to convict him; he simply disappeared but when he came back Wiley's lawyer was waiting with a check. It was for twenty thousand dollars, and in return for this payment the lawyer demanded all of Blount's stock.
Blount's Ancient Tenures abound with instances of the high repute in which this dog has ever been held in Great Britain. The holders of land in the manor of Setene in Kent were compelled, as the condition of their tenure to Edward I and II, to lend their greyhounds, when this king went into Gascony, "so long as a pair of shoes of 4d price would last."
Blount's motion was, therefore, voted down without a division.
For some minutes not a word more was said; then both rose, as if a great weight had been lifted away. "Good-night, Tom." "Good-night, uncle." And those two were closer together in heart than they had ever before been, since Heatherleigh had become Tom Blount's home. Uncle Richard made no further reference to the past day's business, but Tom noticed that he looked very serious and dejected.
As to this marriage, it must not be. Madame, take this message to Miss Loisson; if you can, induce her to go to her old and true friend, Colonel Blount, if it be not too late now for that. I am sure you will be thankful all your life; and so will she. Find her; I will find Decherd. We must get up to Blount's place then. He's hurt. He may be killed."
Acting upon the impulse of the moment, he went in and asked if any of Senator Blount's cars were in the city. There was one the big roadster; and Blount's decision was taken instantly.
Naturally, I expected some sort of a welcome as ex-Senator David Blount's son; but that doesn't seem to cut any figure at all." Gantry's smile was inscrutable. "The people with whom it cuts the largest figure will never let you know anything about it. Just the same, your sonship is cutting a good bit of ice, if you care to know it.
But the real author was that very Blount who was, at that very time, labouring to inflame the public both against the Licensing Act and the licenser. Blount's motives may easily be divined. His own opinions were diametrically opposed to those which, on this occasion, he put forward in the most offensive manner. It is therefore impossible to doubt that his object was to ensnare and to ruin Bohun.
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