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"I don't know why I talk about it to-night, still less why I talk about it to you. I talked about it last to to my wife." "Ah! But your daughter?" "Daisy!" he laughed tenderly. "Poor little Daisy! I don't bother her with it all." Then he added, "Really I've no business to bother you either, Miss Derosne. I break out sometimes. I'm afraid I'm not 'a silent, strong man. Does it bore you?"
Then Sir Robert, in his pretty way, must needs be led up to Daisy Medland and dance a quadrille with her, apologising politely to Dick Derosne, who had arranged to sit out the said quadrille with the same lady, and became a violent anti-Perryite on the spot. Alicia passed on Mr. Coxon's arm, and stopped for a moment to condole.
"Yes, I mean you " said Daisy, who had no intention of saving Dick from any floundering that might befall him. Mercy is all very well, but give us justice sometimes. "You heard of my my engagement?" "I saw it in the papers. A Miss Granger, isn't it?" "A Miss Granger!" thought Dick. Everybody knew the Grangers. "I'm sure I congratulate you. You lost no time, Mr. Derosne."
Oh, but does one come out in New Lindsey?" "It will be much more convenient if she isn't out," said Miss Scaife, rising and beginning to walk towards the house. Alicia accompanied her. Before they had gone far, Mr. Medland and Dick Derosne appeared in the drive. The interview was ended, and Dick was escorting Mr. Medland. "I'm afraid we can't avoid them," said Miss Scaife.
Then a glance at his face somehow brought sudden illumination, and the illumination brought such a shock that Lady Eynesford was startled into vulgar directness of speech. "Good gracious! Surely it is Eleanor you come after?" she exclaimed. "Miss Scaife! What made you think that? Surely you've seen that it's Miss Derosne who " "Mr. Coxon!"
Perhaps he fancied that he would thus be in a stronger position for justifying it to a sensible woman. "Of course," he said, in a tone expressive of some surprise at a question so unnecessary, "I am sending for Medland." Dick Derosne whistled. The Governor relapsed into sincerity. "No help for it," he pleaded. "You must back me up, old man, with Mary.
Eleanor has probably concealed herself somewhere to read the last debate. She takes such an interest in all your affairs the Ministry's, I mean." "I noticed she was very attentive the other day." "Oh, at that wretched House! Why don't you ventilate it? It gave poor Alicia quite a headache." "I hope Miss Derosne is not still suffering?" "Oh, it's nothing much.
The sudden departure of Dick Derosne was, according to Kilshaw's view of it, a notable triumph for him over his adversary; but he was not a man to rest content with one victory. He had hardly achieved this success when a chance word from Captain Heseltine started him in a new enterprise, and a hint from Sir John Oakapple confirmed him in his course.
Amongst them there were workmen, but no blouses. In order not to alarm the middle classes the workmen had been requested, notably those employed by Derosne and Cail, to come in coats. Baudin had with him a copy of the Proclamation which I had dictated to him on the previous day. Cournet unfolded it and read it. "Let us at once post it up in the Faubourg," said he.
Lady Eynesford, who wanted her husband to drive her out, thought the meeting under the circumstances mere nonsense which it very likely was and said so, which betrayed inexperience, and Alicia Derosne asked what time it took place. "Eleven sharp," said the Governor, and returned to the account of the murder.
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