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Etheldred had not answered her sister, but she did not feel at all secure that she should have anything to be thankful for, even if the school were built. The invasion of Cocksmoor was not only interference with her own field of action, but it was dangerous to the improvement of her scholars. Since the departure of Mr.
Etheldred was cruelly disappointed, and could not at first rejoice to see her father able again to occupy himself with his little girl. The narration, in his low tones, roused her from her mood of vexation. It was the story of David, which he told in language scriptural and poetical, so pretty and tender in its simplicity, that she could not choose but attend.
"No, I am at your service; do you want a walk?" So it was determined that Richard and Ethel should walk together to Cocksmoor. No two people could be much more unlike than Richard and Etheldred May; but they were very fond of each other.
Miss Ethel's bristles up!" said her father, who seemed in a somewhat mischievous mood of teasing. "How could you, papa?" cried she. "How could I what, Miss Etheldred?" "Plague Norman," the words would come. "Accuse him of airs." "I hate to see young fellows above taking an honour from their elders," said Dr. May. "Now, papa, papa, you know it is no such thing. Dr.
Hitherto, she had preferred the being the only practically useful person in the family, and had encouraged the idea of Ethel's gaucherie but now she desired to render her sister able to take her place, and did all in her power to put her in good heart. For Etheldred was terrified at the prospect of becoming responsible housekeeper. Margaret could only serve as an occasional reference.
Etheldred had the satisfaction of seeing the Taylors at school on Sunday, but no Halls made their appearance, and, on inquiry, she was told, "Please ma'am, they said they would not come;" so Ethel condemned Granny Hall as "a horrid, vile, false, hypocritical old creature! It was no use having anything more to do with her." "Very well," said Richard; "then I need not speak to my father."
The church remains a venerable piece of antiquity, and has in it the remains of a place once much more in request than it is now, for here are the monuments of several noble families, and in particular of one king, viz., King Etheldred, who was slain in battle by the Danes.
Almost at the same moment, nurse came to say something about Margaret, and he seized the opportunity of withdrawing his hand, and hurrying away, in good time, for he was pale as death, and was obliged to sit down on the head of the stairs, and lean his head against Etheldred. "What does make me so ridiculous?" he exclaimed faintly, but very indignantly.
This Elfleda was wife to the said duke Edred or Etheldred, as before you haue heard: of whose woorthie acts more shall be said heereafter.
With which answer the king was so pacified, that he indeuored by pretending his fauor towards the sonne, to extenuat the tyrannicall murther of the father. Then did the king marie the countesse Alfred, and of hir begat two sonnes, Edmund which died yoong, and Etheldred or Egelred. A third example of his incontinencie is written by authors, and that is this.
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