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In the midst of this Comyn came quietly in from the other box and took a seat beside me. "Chartersea is here to-night," said he. I started. "How do you know?" "Tyers told me he turned up half an hour since. Tom asked his Grace to join our party," his Lordship laughed. "Duke said no he was to be here only half an hour, and Tom did not push him.
Marmaduke goes posting off to Nottinghamshire, and comes back inside the duke's own carriage. And his Grace goes to dine in Arlington Street for the first time in years. Dorothy had wind of the trouble then, Charles having warned her. And not a word would she speak to Chartersea the whole of the dinner, nor look to the right or left of her plate.
"Good morning, Richard," said he, very serious, very pompous, I thought. "I am pleased to see that you are so well out of the deplorable affair of last night." I had not looked for gratitude. In truth, I had done nothing for him, and Chartersea might have exposed him a highwayman for all I cared, I had fought for Dolly. But this attitude astonished me.
My thoughts began to whirl over all Comyn had said of her so that I scarce heard a question Miss Tayloe had put. "Marry Chartersea! That profligate pig!" Comyn was saying. "She would as soon marry a chairman or a chimneysweep, I'm thinking. Why, Miss Tayloe, Sir Charles Grandison himself would scarce suit her!" "Good lack!" said Betty, "I think Sir Charles would be the very last for Dorothy."
She stopped, seemingly, to weigh the wisdom of what was to come next, while I leaned forward with an eagerness I could not hide. Was she to speak of the Duke of Chartersea? Alas, I was not to know. For at that moment Dorothy came back to inquire why I was not gone to the cudgelling at the Three Hats. I said I had been invited to stay to dinner. "Why, I have writ a note asking Comyn," said she.
Indeed, I am sorry we ever left Maryland." I was greatly disturbed, and thought involuntarily of Comyn's words. Could it be that Mr. Manners was forcing her to marry Chartersea? "And has Mr. Lloyd said nothing of my uncle?" I asked after a while. "I will not deny that ugly rumours are afloat," she answered. "Grafton, as you know, is not liked in Annapolis, especially by the Patriot party.
I have adored, I shall be content to adore from far below. And I stayed, I stayed that I might save you if a danger threatened." "Danger!" she exclaimed, catching her breath. "I will come to the point," I said. "I stayed to save you from the Duke of Chartersea." She grasped the balcony rail, and I think would have fallen but for my arm.
I repeated, dazed by what he was saying. "How you are talking, Comyn!" "Just that. Ah, how I know her, Richard! She can be reckless beyond notion. And if it were proved to her that you were in love with Miss Swain, the barrister's daughter, over whom we were said to have fought, she would as soon marry Chartersea, or March, or the devil, to show you how little she cared." "With Patty Swain!"
But he was serious when he came to speak of Chartersea, and bade me look out for assassination. I had Banks follow me abroad at night with a brace of pistols under his coat, albeit I feared nothing save that I should not have an opportunity to meet the duke in a fair fight. And I resolved at all hazards to run Mr. Marmaduke down with despatch, if I had to waylay him. Mr.
In two strides I had seized him by the skin over his ribs, and he shrieked with pain and fright. "You you snake!" I cried, in uncontrollable anger. "You well knew Dorothy's spirit, which she has not got from you, and you lied to her. Yes, lied, I say. To force her to marry Chartersea you made her believe that your precious honour was in danger.
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