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It must not be supposed, nevertheless, that Nuneham Courtney is one of the great show-places of England. It is merely a fair specimen of the better class of country-seats, and has a hundred rivals, and many superiors, in the features of beauty, and expansive, manifold, redundant comfort, which most impressed me. A moderate man might be content with such a home, that is all.
"A fine night to be indoors," remarked Courtney in his most genial manner as he moved a rocking chair up to the fireplace and gallantly indicated to old Mrs. Nichols that it was intended for her. "Ain't you going out tonight, Court?" inquired Mr. Hatch. "Iron horses couldn't drag me out tonight," he replied. "Sit here, Mrs. Pollock. Doc, pull up that sofa for Miss Grady and Miss Miller.
Here the band crashed out "God save the Queen," which, as a witty Italian once remarked, is the De Profundis of every English festivity. "But God bless my soul!" began Courtney ... "No, don't say that!" urged the Doctor. "Say 'God save the Queen. It's more British." "Bother 'God save the Queen," exclaimed Courtney impatiently. "Look here, you don't mean it seriously, do you?"
"Only I wouldn't tell her so," he said. "Wouldn't tell her what?" I demanded. "That you were relieved to know she could dance." "I never doubted it," I said shortly. He looked surprised. "Oh!" he remarked; "Oh!" and fell to stroking his imperial. "Courtney," said I, "you're a great fool and I'm another." "True, Major, quite true; I found that out long ago."
Tarbox had just sold a calico dress pattern to a poor woman, when his attention was drawn to the entrance of Frank Courtney, who entered his store, valise in hand. Mr. Tarbox was rather short-sighted, and did not immediately recognize the son of his rich cousin. "What can I do for you, young man?" he asked, in his business tone. "This is Mr.
Here's to Miss Alix Crown, the finest girl in the U. S. A., and the best boss a man ever had. Course I've never said that in a saloon, but up here it's different, and kind of sacred." "I usually make a wry face when I drink it neat like this," said Courtney. "You'll like her just as well as I do when you get to know her, boy.
She resembles her mother, and has a vivacity scarcely characteristic of English children. I am not constitutionally a worshiper of children, but I liked Susie. She put her arms round her mother's arm, and gazed at me with wide-eyed scrutiny." "This is Mr. Campbell," said mamma. "My name is Susan Courtney," said the little thing. "We are going to stay in New York three years.
Courtney was naturally very anxious for his debtor to put in an appearance. Now it so happened that this report, unlike many others ostensibly more plausible, was true in every particular.
Such homes as Nuneham Courtney are among the splendid results of long hereditary possession; and we Republicans, whose households melt away like new-fallen snow in a spring morning, must content ourselves with our many counterbalancing advantages, for this one, so apparently desirable to the far-projecting selfishness of our nature, we are certain never to attain.
He now reported that the ship had sprang a leak; the pumps must be manned; the demand on the energies of the crew was increased. Still they worked cheerfully. Even some of the wounded insisted on coming up to take their spell at the pumps. Night again came on, but not for a moment during the whole course of it did Captain Courtney leave the deck. Often and often did he look out astern.
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