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The shoeblack was again put in requisition to bring five or six strong fellows from the neighbouring public-house; and the last battle of the campaign opened. It is probable that Mr Gideon Forsyth had not yet taken his seat in the train for Hampton Court, before Michael opened the door of the chambers, and the grunting porters deposited the Broadwood grand in the middle of the floor.
'It's much worse than that, said Gideon; 'a combination of circumstances really providentially unjust a in fact, a syndicate of murderers seem to have perceived my latent ability to rid them of the traces of their crime. It's a legal study after all, you see! And with these words, Gideon, for the second time that day, began to describe the adventures of the Broadwood Grand.
His brother welcomed him with German warmth, and assisted him to procure employment, probably in the flute and piano manufactory of Astor and Broadwood.
As soon as Julia returned to England he broke ground to his mother on the subject of her making the mistress of Broadwood understand that she and the girls now regarded their occupancy of that estate as absolutely over.
And in their drawing-room, on the walls of which art was represented by the old as well as modern masters, might be seen and sometimes heard for the Misses Harbordeens often entertained a well-tuned Broadwood, and a Bucksen harpsichord.
"And then," remarked Flavia coquettishly, "after all, I owe her mother a return in kind. She was not afraid to trifle with destiny." But Hamilton was asleep in his chair. Next morning Imogen found only Miss Broadwood in the breakfast room. "Good morning, my dear girl, whatever are you doing up so early? They never breakfast before eleven. Most of them take their coffee in their room.
"The business that brings me here," resumed the Australian with gusto, "is devilish delicate, I can tell you. My friend Mr. Thomas, being an American of Portuguese extraction, unacquainted with our habits, and a wealthy manufacturer of Broadwood pianos " "Broadwood pianos?" cried Gideon, with some surprise. "Dear me, do I understand Mr. Thomas to be a member of the firm?"
C.C. Broadwood, the Ganton captain, acted as my referee, and Lieutenant "Freddy" Tait served in the same capacity on behalf of Park. One of the most laborious tasks was that undertaken by the two Messrs. Hunter, who acted as forecaddies, and did their work splendidly.
And, moreover, their mother, though sore to bleeding about the whole business for Broadwood, in its fresh comfort, was too delightful wouldn't have met this pretension with tears: hadn't she already so perversely declared that they couldn't decently continue to make use of the place? Julia had said that of course they must go on, but Lady Agnes was prepared with an effective rejoinder to that.
Her novels were the talk of all Germany when I was there last, and several of them have been suppressed an honor in Germany, I understand. 'At Whose Door' has been translated. I am so unfortunate as not to read German." "I'm all excitement at the prospect of meeting Miss Broadwood," said Imogen. "I've seen her in nearly everything she does. Her stage personality is delightful.
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