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The girls, brought up mostly at foreign schools, had in some ways wider ideas of life than had their parents. But even they were more or less influenced by the fact that the Cardews were the great people of the place. The day was a very hot one; rather oppressive too, with thunder-clouds in the distance. But Molly was very strong, and did not feel the heat in the least.
We have needed to get away from the professional politician. I went in, without much hope of election, to well, you can say to blaze a trail. It is not being elected that counts with me, so much as to show my willingness to serve." Old Anthony recovered his voice. "The Cardews made this town, sir," he barked. "Willingness to serve, piffle!
"Your letter assuring me that the children were happy at school gave me great delight, and when I told the Cardews they were equally pleased. Altogether, this school-venture seems likely to turn out most satisfactory, and the dear children will be properly equipped for the brilliant life which lies before them. "But now I have a curious piece of information for you.
She could not quite understand why her heart beat so fast, but she had undoubtedly a premonition of some sort of trouble ahead. "Aunt Lucia is staying with the Cardews," continued Aneta. "Is she?" said Maggie. "Oh, that sweet and beautiful place!" she continued. "Yes," said Aneta, "Meredith Manor will always be lovely.
At first she had sternly refused to talk about the Cardews to Edith, but the days in the sick room had been long and monotonous, and Edith's jealousy of Lily had taken the form, when she could talk, of incessant questions. So Edith knew that Louis Akers had been the cause of Lily's leaving home, and called her a poor thing in her heart.
He can hardly have had shafts sunk surreptitiously on the Cardew estates in order to ascertain whether the coal-mines would be a curse or a blessing to the owner; and if the property adjoined valuable collieries, the Cardews would have made some investigation.
Some young girls of the name of Heathfield who lived a little way off were asked to Meredith Manor to spend the night, and these girls, who were exceedingly jolly and bright and lively, were a fresh source of delight to all those whom they happened to meet. Their names were Susan and Mary Heathfield. They were older than the Tristrams and the Cardews, and had, in fact, just left school.
What good is it?" "I've told you what I want. I want that girl to come here, and to like coming here. That's plain, isn't it? But if you're going to sit with a frozen face She'll be useful. Useful as hell to a preacher." "I can't use my family that way." "You and your family! Now listen, Elinor. This isn't a matter o the Cardews and me. It may be nothing, but it may be a big thing.
Cardew thinks well of what he has seen here he may send his daughters to me, but I certainly did nothing to urge him." "Oh dear!" said Aneta, "I should so like them to come. You can't think, Mrs. Ward, what nice people the Cardews are; and the girls they do want school-life. Don't they, auntie darling?" "Such a school as this would do them a world of good," said Lady Lysle.
Does he know anything about what he chooses to call caste?" "He thinks a lot about things." "A little less thinking and more working wouldn't hurt the country any," observed old Anthony. He bent forward. "As my granddaughter, and the last of the Cardews," he said, "I have a certain interest in the sources of your political opinions. They will probably, like your father's, differ from mine.
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