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'Of course I am, she said; 'when one is old! And then he inquired, according to his wont, if she were thought so in England; to which she answered that it was England that had made her so. Lady Davenant's bright drawing-room was filled with mementoes and especially with a collection of portraits of distinguished people, mainly fine old prints with signatures, an array of precious autographs.
We have, I think, sufficient testimony to Ben's inability to refrain from gibes at Shakspere's want of scholarship. Rowe, who had traditions of Davenant's, tells how, in conversation with Suckling, Davenant, Endymion Porter, and Hales of Eton, Ben harped on Will's want of learning; and how Hales snubbed him. Indeed, Ben could have made mirth enough out of The Winter's Tale. For, granting to Mr.
She repeated Lady Davenant's last words, "Support, save Cecilia," and, unlocking the cabinet in which she had deposited the fatal letters, she seized the bag that contained them, and went immediately to Cecilia. She was in her dressing-room, and the general sitting beside her on the sofa, upon which she was resting.
I'm on my way to the Temples'." Once more Ashley slipped his arm through Davenant's, but they walked on in silence. The silence continued till they were on the Embankment, when Ashley said: "On second thoughts, I sha'n't tell you what I was going to just now." "That's all right," Davenant rejoined; and no more was said till they reached Rodney Temple's door. "Good-by." Ashley offered his hand.
There were several letters in the same hand, and Helen was surprised to find them arranged according to their dates, in Lady Davenant's own writing preserved with those of persons of illustrious reputation! These she read on without further hesitation.
If once it had seemed to her that Davenant's demands whatever they might prove to be would override all others, it was now quite clear that Ashley's claim on her stood first of all. He had been so loyal, so true, so indifferent to his own interests! Besides, he loved her. It was now quite another love from that of the romantic knight who had wooed a gracious lady in the little house at Southsea.
Davenant ever say anything to you about me?" She was vexed with herself for the form of her question. It was not Davenant's feeling toward her, but toward Drusilla, that she wanted to know. She was drawing the fire in the wrong place. Mrs. Fane counted her dozen forks to the end before saying: "Why, yes. We've spoken of you." Having begun with a mistake, Olivia went on with it.
He had only to call up the image of Davenant's hulking figure and heavy ways to see what rot it was. He himself was not vain of his appearance; he had too much to his credit to be obliged to descend to that; but he knew he was a distinguished man, and that he looked it. The woman who could choose between him and Davenant would practically have no choice at all. That seemed to him conclusive.
As they came near Grosvenor Square, Cockburn inquired whether they were to drive home, or to Lady Davenant's? "To my mother's, certainly, and as fast as you can." Lady Davenant had not arrived, but there were packages in the hall, her courier, and her servants, who said that General Clarendon was with her, but not in the carriage; he had sent them on.
As he told her of Davenant's journey to France he could see her eyes grow bigger and blacker than ever in the flickering firelight. She kept them on him all the while he talked. She kept them on him as from time to time she lifted her cup and sipped her tea. "Then that's why he didn't answer mother's letters," she said, absently, when he had finished. "He wasn't there." "He wasn't there, by Jove!
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