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"When a gentleman in my house refuses to take the hand of another gentleman," he said very quietly, "I think that I have a right to ask the reason for his conduct, which, unless that reason is a very sufficient one, is almost as much a slight upon me as upon him." "I think that Colonel Quaritch must know the reason, and will not press me to explain," said Edward Cossey.
It does not particularly incline a fellow to go aside to pull him out of the ditch, just to be cut in that fashion I have half a mind to order my trap and go." "No, no, don't do that you must make allowances, you must indeed look, here is Miss de la Molle coming to ask you to play tennis." At this moment Ida arrived and took off Edward Cossey with her, not a little to the relief of Mr.
Cossey," said Ida, in affected surprise, "why, I thought you never missed /anything/." "Everybody misses sometimes," answered that gentleman, looking uncommonly sulky. "I shall do better this afternoon when it comes to the driven partridges." "I don't believe you will," went on Ida, laughing maliciously.
But I beg your pardon, I suppose that he is a friend of yours, Miss de la Molle?" "He is an acquaintance of mine," answered Ida with emphasis. After this very chilling reception at the hands of the object of his affection, Edward Cossey continued his drive in an even worse temper than before.
I presume of course that you know of the steps which have been taken by Cossey and Son to force a foreclosure, for that is what it amounts to, though I have not as yet received the formal notice; indeed, I suppose that those steps have been taken under your advice." "Yes, Mr. de la Molle, I know all about it, and here is the notice calling in the loans," and he placed a folded paper on the table.
In the course of time he sufficiently recovered from his violent passion for Ida to allow him to make a brilliant marriage with the only daughter of an impecunious peer. She keeps her name and title and he plays the part of the necessary husband. Anyhow, my reader, if it is your fortune to frequent the gilded saloons of the great, you may meet Lady Honoria Tallton and Mr. Cossey.
And now I will say good-bye to you," and he took her hand, and with some little hesitation kissed it. She made no resistance and showed no emotion. "Yes," she answered, "we have been here some time; Mrs. Quest will wonder what has become of you." It was a random arrow, but it went straight home, and for the third time that day Edward Cossey reddened to the roots of his hair.
Cossey, and I have thought of that. Everybody has his price in this world and I have mine; but the compensation for such a wrong must be a heavy one." "At what price will you agree to stay the action for ever?" he asked. "The price that I will take to stay the action is the transfer into my name of the mortgages you hold over the Honham Castle Estates," answered Mr. Quest quietly.
She hunted for her handkerchief and wiped her eyes, and then at last she spoke: "I am engaged to be married," she said in a low voice, "I am engaged to Mr. Cossey." Then, for about the first time in his life, Harold Quaritch swore violently in the presence of a lady. "Oh, damn it all!" he said.
Now Edward Cossey was not lacking in that afterglow of refinement which is left by a course of public school and university education. No education can make a gentleman of a man who is not a gentleman at heart, for whether his station in life be that of a ploughboy or an Earl, the gentleman, like the poet, is born and not made.
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