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Next morning he received at his lodgings a written challenge, which alleged that he had grievously injured the writer at the entertainments on the previous day, and appointed a meeting in Calcott Park on the following morning to settle the affair in mortal combat.
He neglects her, talks what, if it be not nonsense, might as well be; and as if she were not ready enough to misunderstand, Sydney Calcott must needs thrust in his wits to embroil her understanding. Mary! can't you get her to see the stuff he is made of? 'If she cannot do that for herself, no persuasion of mine will make her, said Mary. 'No! you do not half appreciate him either! No one does!
Calcott, he looked so sorry and concerned, and sent in again. I was to say that he hoped some arrangement might be made, if Mr. Frost would only see him; but master had locked the door, and hallooed out that I was to say he was obliged, but couldn't see nobody. So Mr. Calcott was forced to go; and there was poor master. Not one morsel of dinner has he had.
She looked at him through her veil for several seconds in silence. Finally, with manifest effort, she spoke. "It was so good of you to admit me especially not knowing who I was. You recognise me now, of course? I am Lady Violet Calcott." "I should recognise you more easily," he said in his emotionless voice, "if you would be good enough to put up your veil."
Calcott, said Louis, rising, 'you will excuse my viewing my cousin's engagement as an additional motive for doing my utmost to promote his success in obtaining a situation, for which I consider him as eminently fitted. Good morning, sir. 'Good morning, my Lord.
'Do you not consider it an excellent appointment? 'It might be so some years hence, said the Earl. 'I am afraid it will tie him down to a second-rate affair, when he might be doing better; and the choice is the last thing I should have expected from Calcott. 'He opposed it.
My scholars may make a Dr. Busby of me in history. 'I am afraid your preferment will depend chiefly on James and young Calcott. 'Nay, Louis tells me that he is going to read wonderfully hard; and if he chooses, he can do more than even Sydney Calcott. 'If! said the Earl. Jane here entered with another cup and plate, and Lord Ormersfield sat down to the breakfast-table.
The Squire gave his short, dry laugh, and repeated that 'Jem Frost and young Fitzjocelyn differed from other youths, not in being right but in being wrong. On which topic Mrs. Calcott enlarged, compassionating poor Mr. Frost with a double quantity of pity for his helpless beauty of a fine lady-wife; charitably owning, however, that she really seemed improved by her troubles.
Civility was great; but the portly grocer and gentlemanly bookseller had both learned prudence in many an election; neither would make any immediate reply the one because he never did anything but what Mr. Calcott directed, and the other never pledged himself till all the candidates were in the field, and he had impartially printed all their addresses.
Calcott, making the proposal from sincere goodwill, but with some dread how the Pendragon blood would receive it, was absolutely astounded by the effect.
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