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Ida shrugged her shoulders, laughed merrily, and turned round to find herself face to face with Edward Cossey. She started back, and her expression hardened then she stretched out her hand and said, "How do you do?" in her very coldest tones.
Cossey," answered the lawyer, rising respectfully, "there is some business, some very serious business." "Indeed," said Edward indifferently, "what is it?" "Well, it is this, the house has ordered a foreclosure on the Honham Castle estates at least it comes to that "
"I know of no reason," replied the Colonel sternly, "unless indeed it is that I have been so unfortunate as to get the best of Mr. Cossey in a friendly shooting match." "Colonel Quaritch must know well that this is not the reason to which I allude," said Edward. "If he consults his conscience he will probably discover a better one."
Indeed, with the exception of one rabbit and hen pheasant that flopped up right beneath his feet, he scarcely missed anything, though he took the shots as they came. Edward Cossey also shot well, and with one exception missed nothing, but then he never took a difficult shot if he could avoid it.
To be perfectly frank with you, Mr. de la Molle, it struck me as a very harsh one; but, of course, I am only a servant, and bound to carry out my instructions. I sympathise with you very much very much indeed." "Oh, don't do that," said the old gentleman. "Of course, other arrangements must be made; and, much as it will pain me to terminate my connection with Messrs. Cossey, they shall be made."
In the meanwhile allow me again to assure you that I consider you both a cur and a blackguard, and to wish you good-morning." And he bowed himself out, leaving Edward Cossey in a curious condition of concentrated rage.
Then very slowly and unwillingly, Edward Cossey took up a pen, affixed his signature to the letter, blotted it, and pushed it from him. The Colonel folded it up, placed it in an envelope which he had ready, and put it in his pocket. "Now, Mr. Cossey," he said, "I will wish you good-morning.
"Of course they are. Of course, and it is their business to hold their tongues. I may rely upon your discretion, may I not?" "Certainly," said Mr. Quest. "Well, the matter is this: Mr. Edward Cossey is engaged to Miss de la Molle. He has just been here to obtain my consent, which, of course, I have not withheld, as I know nothing against the young man nothing at all.
"Because from what I know of his habits I should think it very likely that he is listening behind the door," and she laughed faintly. "You seem to have a good opinion of him." "I have exactly the opinion of him which he deserves," she said bitterly; "and my opinion of him is that he is one of the wickedest men in England." "If he is behind the door he will enjoy that," said Edward Cossey.
And look here, Mr. de la Molle, to come to the point and prevent misunderstanding, I may as well say at once that with your permission, I am anxious to take up these mortgages myself, for two reasons; I regard them as a desirable investment even in the present condition of land, and also I wish to save Cossey and Son from the discredit of the step which they meditate."
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