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This command was not obeyed, but they found, on investigating the case, that the person who had answered thus was Fairfax's wife, and they immediately removed her from the hall. When the court was fully organized, they commanded the sergeant-at-arms to bring in the prisoner.
Nothing whatever, that is to say, except one almost insignificant thing." "And that?" "A slight tendency towards bad company, sir. I have heard of his being about with one or two whom we are keeping our eye upon." "Bobby Fairfax's lot, by any chance?" Shopland nodded. "He was with Jacks and Miss Daisy Hyslop, a night or two before he disappeared.
"I knew that Peggy would think about it in the right way." "Listen to her," sniffed Sally. "Didst ever hear the like? Betty," she ejaculated suddenly, "thee should not have helped with the dishes in such a gown. Thee has got a spot on it. This is no place for a belle. Suppose that thee goes back into the sitting-room now, and find out some more of Master Fairfax's plans."
Twelve Gordon Fairfax's library held but three men, but the air was dense with clouds of smoke. The talk had drifted from one topic to another much as the smoke wreaths had puffed, floated, and thinned away. Then Handon Gay, who was an ambitious young reporter, spoke of a lynching story in a recent magazine, and the matter of punishment without trial put new life into the conversation.
Elton's thoughts, and understand why she was, like herself, in happy spirits; it was being in Miss Fairfax's confidence, and fancying herself acquainted with what was still a secret to other people. Emma saw symptoms of it immediately in the expression of her face; and while paying her own compliments to Mrs.
Happily for her peace, the story was not long delayed: she learnt it that evening. This was the scene in Mr. Laurence Fairfax's study.
Well, she had played and lost, but she could play again. So she went to the Pomeroys' for the winter, and in the spring was brought back to London by her father's sudden death. Gerald Fairfax's life insurance gave his widow a far more secured income than he had ever given his wife. It was microscopic, to be sure, but Clara Fairfax was a practised economist.
By good luck for Miss Fairfax's favor with her, Pascal's maxim recurred to her memory that though it is not necessary to respect grand people it is necessary to bow to them and her temptation to be merry at Lady Angleby's expense was instantly controlled.
"And pray who is this damsel, Roger; not Hugh Fairfax's girl? Ay, quite the woman now." "Your men? They're over there, across the road. Of course I know; did I not come from the dock with them?" There were two of them, both negroes, but one, addressed by Fairfax as Sam, was much the lighter in color, and far more intelligent of face.
All the neighbors had heard with satisfaction that Mr. Fairfax's little grandsons were to be brought to Abbotsmead, and such as had children made a point of coming over with them, so that the way in which Miss Fairfax's effort at peacemaking had failed was soon generally known, and as generally disapproved. Mrs.
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