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He had now carefully recalled all that the dead driver of the diligencia had told him, and had dismissed half of it as mere gossip. Beyond the fact that Miss Cheyne's aunt, Mrs. Dorchester, acted as her companion, he knew nothing. But he had surmised, from remarks dropped by the young lady herself, that her mother had been a Spaniard; hence the uncle from whom she had inherited this estate.
See ante, iii. 85, and post, Oct. 28. Cheyne's English Malady, ed. 1733, p. 229. 'Weary, stale, flat and unprofitable. Hamlet, act i. sc. 2. See ante, iii. 350, where Boswell is reproached by Johnson with 'bringing in gabble, when he makes this quotation. VARIOUS READINGS. Line 2. In the manuscript, Dr.
Now his boy was dead lost at sea, as it might have been a Swede sailor from one of Cheyne's big teaships; the wife dying, or worse; he himself was trodden down by platoons of women and doctors and maids and attendants; worried almost beyond endurance by the shift and change of her poor restless whims; hopeless, with no heart to meet his many enemies.
'These black fits, of which you complain, perhaps hurt your memory as well as your imagination. 'Read Cheyne's English Malady; but do not let him teach you a foolish notion that melancholy is a proof of acuteness. 'To hear that you have not opened your boxes of books is very offensive.
His work shews the great change in the use of fermented liquors since his time. 'For near one-half of the time from thirty to sixty I scarce drank any strong liquor at all. Johnson a second time recommended Boswell to read this book, post, July 2, 1776. See ante, i. 65. Boswell was not the man to follow Cheyne's advice.
The scene put me in mind of Chichester Cheyne's story of a Shawnee Indian and himself, dodging each other from behind trees, for six or seven hours, each in the hope of a successful shot. There was bullying on both sides, but we bullied to best purpose, for we must have surrendered at discretion, notwithstanding the bold face we put on it.
There has been a mutiny on board that ship but come on, he'll tell us all about it." In another minute the boat was on the beach, and as Frewen and Cheyne jumped ont they were met by a handsome, dark-faced man about forty years of age, who grasped Cheyne's hands warmly. "I never expected to see you, Randall," he said quietly, "but I thank God that you have come, and at such a time, too.
It is good in general, as recommending temperance and exercise, and cheerfulness. In that respect it is only Dr. Cheyne's book told in a new way; and there should come out such a book every thirty years, dressed in the mode of the times.
That sort of adventurer is always dangerous." He rang the bell, and on Miss Cheyne's appearance called for what information the office had concerning Mario Escobar. Miss Cheyne returned with a book in which Escobar's dossier was included. "Here he is," said Graham, and Hillyard, moving across to the bureau, followed Graham's forefinger across the written page.
He also had reason to believe that Miss Cheyne's mother had brought her up in the older faith. He reflected on these matters, and smiled half cynically at the magnitude of his own interest in Miss Cheyne as he sat at the open window. He had not long to wait before the clatter of horse's feet on the hard road became audible.
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