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"We have to entirely contradict a statement we made last week respecting a supposed forthcoming divorce case in which Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was seriously implicated.
"Quite! Such a pity! Bruce-Errington was such a promising, handsome young man!" At that moment Briggs appeared again with an elegantly set luncheon-tray, which he placed on the table with a flourish. "Order the carriage at half-past three," commanded Lady Winsleigh. "And tell Mrs. Marvelle's coachman that he needn't wait, I'll drive her home myself." "But, my dear Clara," remonstrated Mrs.
"Well, my dear?" he inquired, with a furtive and anxious glance at his wife. "I suppose er it er it was to be expected?" "No, it was not to be expected," said Mrs. Rush-Marvelle, rearing her head, and heaving her ample bosom to and fro in rather a tumultuous manner. "Of course it was to be expected that Bruce-Errington would behave like a fool his father was a fool before him.
He felt some slight doubt and anxiety, when he first received the sudden announcement of his patron's marriage, but all forebodings as to the character and disposition of the new Lady Bruce-Errington fled like mist before sunshine, when he saw Thelma's fair face and felt her friendly hand-clasp.
On the morning of the twenty-fifth of May, Thelma, Lady Bruce-Errington, sat at breakfast with her husband in their sun-shiny morning-room, fragrant with flowers and melodious with the low piping of a tame thrush in a wild gilded cage, who had the sweet habit of warbling his strophes to himself very softly now and then, before venturing to give them full-voiced utterance.
But that night, before retiring to rest, Lorimer laid a hand on his friend's shoulder, and said quietly, with a keen look "Well, old man, have you made up your mind? Have I seen the future Lady Bruce-Errington?" Sir Philip smiled, then, after a brief pause, answered steadily "Yes, George, you have! That is, if I can win her!" Lorimer laughed a little and sighed.
It's too ridiculous!" Lady Winsleigh sprang to her feet, and her eyes flashed disdainfully. "What am I going to do?" she repeated, in accents of bitter contempt. "Why, receive them, of course! It will be the greatest punishment Bruce-Errington can have! I'll get all the best people here that I know and he shall bring his peasant woman among them, and blush for her! It will be the greatest fun out!
Sir Philip Bruce-Errington, Baronet, the wealthy and desirable parti for whom many match-making mothers had stood knee-deep in the chilly though sparkling waters of society, ardently plying rod and line with patient persistence, vainly hoping to secure him as a husband for one of their highly proper and passionless daughters, he, the admired, long-sought-after "eligible," was suddenly rebuffed, flouted by whom?
I have called upon you in the hope that you may perhaps be able to give me a little information in a private matter a matter concerning the happiness of a very dear friend of mine." She paused Violet Vere sat silent. After a minute or two, her ladyship continued in a somewhat embarrassed manner "I believe you know a gentleman with whom I am also acquainted Sir Philip Bruce-Errington."
"Inquire if Lady Bruce-Errington is at home," said his mistress. "And if not, leave these cards." Briggs received the scented glossy bits of pasteboard in his yellow-gloved hand with due gravity, and rang the bell marked "Visitors" in his usual ponderous manner, with a force that sent it clanging loudly through the corridors of the stately mansion.
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