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Miss Dunstable had been declared the purchaser of the Chace of Chaldicotes, as it were, just in the very nick of time; which purchase so men in Barsetshire declared, not knowing anything of the facts would have gone altogether the other way, had not the giants obtained temporary supremacy over the gods. The duke was a supporter of the gods, and therefore, so Mr.
And then as the scheme grew clearer and clearer to him, he declared to himself that if he should be successful, he would use her well, and not rob her of her money beyond what was absolutely necessary. He had intended to have laid his fortunes at her feet at Chaldicotes; but the lady had been coy.
He, himself, understood, as well as Fothergill had done, what was the meaning of the duke's message. Chaldicotes was to be gathered up and garnered, as had been done with so many another fair property lying in those regions.
"Why, no: Sowerby is a friend of Lufton's " "Not particularly," said poor Lady Lufton, in a deprecating tone. "Well, they have been intimate; and Robarts, when he was asked to preach at Chaldicotes, could not well refuse." "But then he went afterwards to Gatherum Castle. Not that I am vexed with him at all now, you understand. But it is such a dangerous house, you know." "So it is.
Then the wife perceived that, vexed as she was, it would be better that she should say nothing further; and before she went to bed, she wrote the note to Lady Lufton, as her husband recommended. The Framley Set, and the Chaldicotes Set It will be necessary that I should say a word or two of some of the people named in the few preceding pages, and also of the localities in which they lived.
Early in the winter he had gone to Chaldicotes and to Gatherum Castle, consorting with gamblers, Whigs, atheists, men of loose pleasure, and Proudieites. That she had condoned; and now he was turning out a hunting parson on her hands. It was all very well for Fanny to say that he merely looked at the hounds as he rode about his parish. Fanny might be deceived.
And then, as he sauntered up Whitehall towards Charing Cross, with Robarts on his arm, he again pressed upon him the sale of that invaluable hunter, who was eating his head off his shoulders in the stable at Chaldicotes. Money Dealings Mr.
"Fanny has received a letter which makes her wish to speak to you at once," said Lady Meredith. "What letter, Fanny?" Poor Fanny's heart was in her mouth; she held it in her hand, but had not yet quite made up her mind whether she would show it bodily to Lady Lufton. "From Mr. Robarts," she said. "Well; I suppose he is going to stay another week at Chaldicotes.
But nevertheless he went to Chaldicotes, not satisfied with himself indeed, but repeating to himself a great many arguments why he should be so satisfied. He was shown into the drawing-room at once, and there he found Mrs. Harold Smith, with Mrs. and Miss Proudie, and a lady whom he had never before seen, and whose name he did not at first hear mentioned. "Is that Mr. Robarts?" said Mrs.
Sowerby did not forget to tell him of the great effort the unusual effort, as he of Chaldicotes called it which the duke had made on the subject.
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