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Madame Socani spoke to him often about Rachel, and expressed her loud opinion that Lord Castlewell had never been in earnest. And she was of opinion that Rachel's voice had never had any staying property. Madame Socani had once belittled Rachel's voice, and now her triumph was very great. In answer to all this Mr. Moss almost said nothing.
Lord Castlewell had postponed the marriage because as the moment drew nearer he would not sacrifice himself. If the lady had a friend, it would be the friend's duty to cudgel the lord, so villainous had been the noble lord's conduct. But yet, in truth, who could have expected that the noble lord would have married the singing girl? Was not his character known?
"They are a bad lot," said Lord Castlewell, as soon as Moss had withdrawn. "I know them, and they are a bad lot, particularly that woman who is with them. It is a marvel to me how you got among them." Lord Castlewell had now become very intimate with the O'Mahonys; and by what he said showed also his intimacy with Mrs. Peacock. "They are Americans," said O'Mahony. "And so are you," said the lord.
And I have not thought it quite honest to your lordship to do this without acquainting you." Then that interview was over, and Lord Castlewell went away no doubt disgusted. He had not intended to be treated in this way by a singing girl, when he proposed to make her his countess. But with the disgust there was a strengthened feeling of admiration for her conduct.
Moss, though he affected an intimacy with the lord, was beyond measure servile. Lord Castlewell accepted the intimacy without repudiating it, but accepted also the servility. "Well, Moss, how are you getting on in this little house?" "Ah, my lord, you are going to rob us of our one attraction," and having bowed to the lord he turned round and bowed to the lady.
But it could not have that self-respect which it is a man's first duty in life to achieve." But the thought that she had arrived at was this, that with all her best courtesy she would tell the Earl of Castlewell to look for a bride elsewhere. But she would do nothing in a hurry. The lord had been very civil to her, and she, on her part, would be as civil to the lord as circumstances admitted.
But now he heard that a real marriage was intended, and he was very angry. Not even Madame Socani was more capable of spite than Mr. Moss, though he was better able to hide his rage. Even now, when Christmas-time had come, he would hardly believe the truth, and when the marriage was not instantly carried out, new hopes came to him that Lord Castlewell would not at last make himself such a fool.
The Speaker has never turned me out of the House of Commons, only because I have never sat there. Your character will be lost for ever." Lord Castlewell declared that his character would be made for ever, as he had the great prima donna of the next season at his left hand. The dinner went off very pleasantly. Old Mrs.
"Who is the judicious gentleman?" asked Rachel, whispering to M. Le Gros out of the carriage. "He is Lord Castlewell. He is the eldest son of the Marquis of Beaulieu. He have oh! lots of money. He was saying ah! I must not tell you what his lordship was saying of you because it will make you vain." "Nothing that any lord can say of me will make me vain," said Rachel, chucking up her head.
In fact, he had been governed in his previous ideas by a feeling of propriety; but propriety certainly did not demand him to marry a young lady who had sent to tell him that he was too old. And this irate member of the House of Commons had come to bring him the message! "What am I expected to suggest now?" said Lord Castlewell, after awhile.
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