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Sylvester Enderby's notice, and by the way in which she had allowed her high spirits to get the better of her discretion, as well as by the sudden change from terror to joy, that when first she went to Rose's room she could not attend to her prayers, and next she could not go to sleep.
There was all due politeness in Enderby's way of inducing his sister to sit down, and of asking after the health of herself and her children. "We are all wonderfully improved, thank you, brother. Indeed I have hopes that we shall all enjoy better health henceforward than we have ever known. Mr Walcot's care will be new life to us." "Whose care?" "Mr Walcot's.
But he drowsed quickly in the warmth, and the last demand for supper died half uttered on his lips. Jeff asked across him: "Can't I get him up-stairs for you? I can carry him." She shook her head and whispered back, "I can leave him here," and she looked at Jeff with a moment's hesitation. "Did you do you think that any one noticed him at Mrs. Enderby's?"
She had set it as an object before her to see Mrs Enderby, and learn as much of Philip's affair as his mother chose to offer: now this object was lost, and nothing remained to be done or hoped for it was too certain that Mrs Enderby's friends would not be allowed unrestrained intercourse with her in her daughter's house.
The King stared at her a moment. "You you Mistress you are John Enderby's daughter?" Her reply was scarce above a whisper. "His only child, Sir." "Upon my soul! Upon my soul!" was all Charles said for a moment, and then he added: "Why did you not speak before?" "My father would not permit me, your Majesty. He is only returned to England these few months." "He is here to ?"
He was ashamed of himself, poor devil; but I did my best to make him easy. After all, he's better off than in the scholastic line." Waymark laughed at this incident, and stood watching O'Gree's progress down the street for a minute or two. Then he went to his room again, and sitting down with a sigh, fell into deep brooding. Maud Enderby's life at home became ever more solitary.
"He did it, and, when it was too late, he tried to stop it." "To stop it?" She looked her startled query at him. "How do you know that?" "Last week," explained Edmonds, "Judge Enderby's partner sent for me. He had been going over some papers and had come upon a telegram from Banneker urging Enderby not to leave without seeing him.
Whatever it might be that Phoebe said to Alice, and that brought Mrs Grey out into the hall to speak herself to Phoebe, the result was that Mrs Grey's lantern was ordered as soon as it grew dark, and that she arrived in Mrs Enderby's apartment just as the old lady had waked from her doze, and while the few tears that had escaped from under her eyelids before she slept were yet scarcely dried upon her cheeks.
Sir Richard came in upon the King at the moment that his Majesty was receiving John Enderby a whiteheaded old man, yet hale and strong, and wearing the uniform of the King's Guard. The fire of Enderby's eye was not quenched. The King advanced towards him, and said: "You are welcome to our Court, Squire Enderby. You have been absent too long.
Enderby's mild lectures, Phyllis's contempt, Miss Davis's shocked propriety, even Nell's easily snubbed efforts to stand her friend, all vanished out of her memory as she went skimming along the grass like a swallow, thrilling in all her young nerves with the freshness and wildness of the breeze of heaven, and the vigour and buoyancy of the life within her veins.
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