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Rossitur, as Fleda knew, was most easily pleased; and Barby Elster's quick eye was satisfied with the unaffected and universal gentleness and politeness of her new employer. She made herself at home in half an hour; and Mrs.
Rossitur, as Fleda knew, was most easily pleased, and Barby Elster's quick eye was satisfied with the unaffected and universal gentleness and politeness of her new employer. She made herself at home in half an hour; and Mrs.
Rossitur had expressed his impatient displeasure at that of Miss Elster's manufacture. Fleda saw the distressed shade that came over her aunt's face, and took her resolution. It was the last time. She had followed her plan of sending for the receipts, and she studied them diligently, both at home and under aunt Miriam.
Weary and tired, tears and longing at length lost themselves in sleep. When she awaked, she found the daylight broadly come, little King in her lap, the fire, instead of being burnt out, in perfect preservation, and Barby standing before it, and looking at her. "You ha'n't got one speck o' good by this journey to New York," was Miss Elster's vexed salutation.
In Percival Elster's conscience there was an underlying conviction that his brother had acted only in thoughtless impulse when he carried the misfortune to the Rectory; whilst Lord Hartledon was even then full of plans for serving Val, and considered he had more need to help him than ever. A day or two given to the indulgence of their anger, and they would be firmer friends than ever.
I can't marry both." "I imagine not," quietly replied Mr. Carr. "You knew I was engaged to Miss Ashton?" "Yes." "And I'm sure I loved her with all my" he seemed to hesitate for a strong term "might and main; and do still. But I have managed to get into mischief elsewhere." "Elster's folly, as usual. What sort of mischief?" "The worst sort, for there can be no slipping out of it.
I believe I paid some attention to Maude because I was angry at being kept out of the Rectory; but my attentions meant nothing, upon my honour." "Elster's folly, Val! Lady Maude may have thought they did." "At any rate she knew of my engagement to Anne." "Then there is nothing in it?" "There shall be nothing in it," was the emphatic answer. "Anne was my first love, and she will be my last.
Elster's arm, and told him he must go with him. "You cannot take me; you cannot arrest a peer. This is simply ridiculous," continued Lord Hartledon, almost laughing at the real absurdity of the thing. "Any child in Calne could tell you who I am." "As well make no words over it, sir. It's only waste of time." "You have a warrant as I understand to arrest Mr. Percival Elster?" "Yes, sir, I have.
That letter alone would have told me how Val repented; it was so unlike him. Do you know what I did?" "What did you do?" "Sent him another letter by return mail with only two words in it 'Elster's Folly. Poor Val! She died of heart-disease, did she not?" "Yes. But she seemed to have been ailing for some time. She was greatly changed." "Val is changed.
Not above two or three times in his life could he remember to have exceeded the bounds of strict, temperate sobriety. The fact was, he was in wrath with himself: all his past follies were pressing upon him with bitter condemnation. He was just in that frame of mind when an object to vent our fury upon becomes a sort of necessity; and Mr. Elster's was vented on his brother.
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