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Cecilia then rang for his own man, and upon enquiry, heard that he was, in all probability, at Brookes's in St James's-Street. She then begged Mrs Harrel would write to him. Mrs Harrel knew not what to say.
I stayed at Brookes's till after twelve last night in hopes of seeing Orange. I was discussing him with Lord Reckage." "What did Reckage say?" "Reckage doesn't mind raising a blister, but he won't often tell one what he thinks." Sara shivered a little and compressed her lips.
"I congratulate you on your election to Brookes's," stammered his lordship, "but for Heaven's sake be cautious at play. Really, the younger men there are trying to revive the worst traditions in gaming. The loo was rather high at Chetwynd's last night," he added, with a studied air of guilt. "I won £500 from my host. I call that the limit even on old Cabinet Steinberg!"
To render this observation good, and to return to the intended elopement, nothing farther was said upon that event. My father introduced Conway to Brookes's, and invited him to dinner twice a week for a whole twelvemonth. Not long after this occurrence, by the death of my grandfather, my uncle succeeded to the title and estates of the family.
But this piece of generosity, or justice, was done in the most unhandsome manner; he obtained a promise from my father to retire from Brookes's, and relinquish the turf; and he prevailed upon my mother to take an aversion to diamonds, and an indifference to china monsters. Tell arts they have no soundness, But vary by esteeming; Tell schools they want profoundness, And stand too much on seeming.
Fox at Brookes's, whom I remember at Drnmmington, when I was a little girl, in a buff waistcoat and black satin small-clothes. My brother Erith never played as a young man, nor sate up late he had no health for it; but my boy must do as everybody does, you know.
I knocked at the door the minister was out. "Give him this card," said I, haughtily, to the porter, "and say I shall call to-morrow at three." I walked to Brookes's there I met Mr. V . My acquaintance with him was small, but he was a man of talent, and, what was more to my purpose, of open manners. I went up to him, and we entered into conversation.
Brookes's letter, and when I had done it went down to my clerks at the office for their opinion which at this time serves me to very good purpose, they having many things in their heads which I had not in the businesses of the office now in dispute. Having done with this, then I home and to supper very late, and to bed. 10th.
I did not exactly catch what she said, and I didn't like to press her for an immediate answer. But suppose we assume for the moment that Miss Brookes's reply will be a favourable one I have, I confess, much faith in her good sense we might consider the business side." Notwithstanding his admiration of a man who had made three thousand a year more than he had succeeded in doing, Mr.
Sir W. Pen did give me an account this afternoon of his design of buying Sir Robert Brookes's fine house at Wansted: which I so wondered at, and did give him reasons against it, which he allowed of: and told me that he did intend to pull down the house and build a less, and that he should get 1500l. by the old house, and I know not what fooleries.
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