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It'll make a capital day, suit everybody down to the ground." "That would be very charming, and it is extremely good of you to suggest it; but, my dear Bloxam, I didn't quite mean that. Lady Mary has very likely made other arrangements, and of course I don't want to interfere with those. I can slip over by myself " "Oh, fiddle-de-dee!" interposed Jim.
Suppose, for instance, I said to myself, I were no more to have any larger visitation of thoughts and hopes and aspirations than old Mrs. Bloxam, who sits from morning to night with the same stocking on her needles, and absolutely the same expression, of as near nothing as may be upon human countenance, nor changes whoever speaks to her!" "She says the Lord is with her," suggested the draper.
Opposite, and as far from him as the space will admit, is Bloxam, his right arm upraised, and his hand holding a pistol pointed upwards. In the background stands Beauchamp, in an attitude expressive of intense anxiety. Having reached the ceiling, the curtain slowly commences to descend.
In spite of their reputation of being swift-footed, Montague and Bloxam found three other competitors bent on testing whether they really were as fast over a quarter of a mile as rumour credited them: men of the stamp always to be found in the army, who do not believe they are to be beaten till they have had actual experience of it, and who are wont to be a little incredulous even then about their conqueror's ability to repeat his victory.
"What, Lionel Beauchamp!" exclaimed Sylla: "do you mean to say Lionel Beauchamp is coming to the Grange?" "So Blanche told me this afternoon; why, do you know him?" "Know him? yes, pretty much in the same way you know Jim Bloxam.
What was the word? were questions responded to by the jolly laugh of Cedric Bloxam. "Can't you see?" he said, "it's all a sell: we found it unintelligible, and that is precisely what we were meant to do that's the word." And once more the Squire indulged in a hearty guffaw.
He could not help laughing as he thought of the complication of feeling that this would produce in the mind of Lady Mary Bloxam when it reached her, which of course it speedily would.
If there was a sprinkling of the tradespeople and also of strangers, there was also a large muster of all the best people in Commonstone and its neighbourhood. The Rockcliffe camp, too, had sent a strong contingent; and altogether, with a good room and good music, there was every prospect, as Jim Bloxam said, of a real good dance.
"And never will, Lionel, until you comprehend of what a jealous woman's imagination is capable." "I can't see," whispered Jim, "why I was kept so long out of my cigar-case?" It was in his possession at last. "O you stupid Jim!" said Sylla softly, "don't you see it was so easy to give it you before I knew I loved you, and " "Well, and what?" inquired Bloxam.
I regret to say there was a little irritability manifest in my carriage on the way home;" and the twinkle in Cottrell's eyes told Sylla Chipchase that Lady Mary had made due note of her offending. "You have heard of course that Captain Bloxam means trying for the 'All Army Cup. Great excitement it will be for us, will it not? We are all bound to bet recklessly upon the Todborough champion.
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