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Lady Eynesford shut her lips close and made no answer. "What harm can they do her?" pursued the Governor. "Daisy's a nice girl, and Medland well, the worst he can do is to make her a Radical, and it doesn't matter two straws what she is." Lady Eynesford's foot tapped on the floor. "I suppose you'll laugh at me," she said.
He shook his head in indulgent disapproval, and said to Alicia, "Come, Al, we'll go and speak to them," and before Lady Eynesford could declare Alicia's company unnecessary, the pair had turned their horses' heads and were on the way to join the Medlands. Lady Eynesford's eyes followed them.
"Indeed it's absurd enough to make any one laugh, but, Willie, I'm not quite sure that Alicia isn't too much " The sentence was cut short by the entrance of Alicia herself. "Ah! Al!" cried the Governor. "Come here. Would you like to join Dick in Australia?" Alicia started. "He says he's lonely, and I thought it would be such a nice trip for you," added Lady Eynesford. "Dick lonely! What nonsense!
I suppose she feels this close weather. It's frightful, isn't it? I wonder you had the courage to walk up. It's very friendly of you, Mr. Coxon." "With such an inducement, Lady Eynesford " Coxon began, in his laboriously polite style. "I know," laughed his hostess, and her air was so kind and confidential that Coxon was emboldened.
"Awful!" said Lady Eynesford in a whisper. "He wants a new coat," said Captain Heseltine. "He looks rather interesting, I think," said Alicia. At this moment a rare and beautiful butterfly fluttered close over Mr. Medland's head. He paused and watched it for a moment. Then he looked carefully round him: no one was in sight: the butterfly settled for a moment on a flowerbed. Mr.
He hurriedly greeted Lady Eynesford, and went on "Pray excuse me, but have you seen Sir Robert Perry? I am most anxious to find him." "He's there on the path," answered Coxon, and Kilshaw leapt to the ground. "Run and listen, and come and tell me," cried Lady Eynesford, and Coxon, hastening off, overtook Kilshaw just as the latter came upon Sir Robert Perry. The news soon spread.
Lady Eynesford, perceiving that graciousness on her part was perfectly safe, redoubled her efforts to soothe the despised admirer. She had liked him well enough, he had served her against her enemies, and she was ready and eager to do all she could to soften the blow, provided always that she could rely on the blow being struck.
"I shall see you again soon," he said, pressing her hand, and was gone. In the evening, Lady Eynesford trenchantly condemned the ventilation of the Houses of Parliament. "The wretched place has given Alicia a headache. I found the poor child crying with pain. I wonder you let her stay, Eleanor." "I didn't notice that it was close or hot."
"Ah," exclaimed Eleanor, "here comes the hero of the hour, the maker and unmaker of Ministries." "As the weather-cock makes and unmakes the wind," said Sir John, with a smile. "What? Mr. Coxon?" said Lady Eynesford, and, pleased to have an opportunity of renewing her politeness without revoking her edict, she made the late Minister a very gracious bow.
He was convinced that he alone had persuaded Lady Eynesford into including Daisy in her invitation to luncheon at the opening of the flower-show. It would have been a pity, in the mere interests of truth, to interfere with this conceit of Dick's, and Eleanor forbore to disclose her own share in the matter, or to hint at that long interview between the Governor and his wife.
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