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"But even were I inclined to believe that, your whole story is discredited by the simple fact that through no combination of circumstances could this picture have come into your possession in America." "I give you my word of honor, Miss Farrell." "I wish you wouldn't. If you are perfectly sincere in asserting that, you force me to think you " "Mad? I'm not, really," he argued earnestly.
At once old Colonel Farrell had hitched his chair up alongside O'Day; had asked him several questions in a tone inaudible to those about them; had listened to the whispered answers of O'Day; and then had nodded his huge curly white dome of a head, as though amply satisfied with the responses. Let us skip the preliminaries.
Boys, of course but men, too! very few men have a notion of the extraordinary complications and coincidences and cracker-surprises life contains. Here 's an instance; Matey Weyburn positively will wear white ducks to play before Aminta Farrell on the first of May cricketing-day.
'To bring us permission to use the boat for a week, said Nelly. 'Wasn't it decent of him? and to do it so quick! 'Oh, that's the Farrell way always was, said Bridget complacently, as though she had the family in her pocket. 'When they think of a thing it's done. It's hit or miss. They never stop to think. Sarratt looked at his sister-in-law with a covert amusement. It was a left-handed remark.
The breakfast-table of the Court had all the attractions which one instinctively associates with old country houses. The massive, old- fashioned silver, the revolving stand in the centre, the plentiful display of covered dishes to supplement the cold viands on the sideboard; and, as Mr Farrell invariably remained in his own room until lunch-time, the restraint of his presence was removed.
Marsworth and Farrell were left to watch the disappearance of the car along the moonlit road. 'Poor little soul! said Farrell 'poor little soul! He walked on along the road, his eyes on the ground. Marsworth offered him a cigar, and they smoked in silence. 'What'll the next message be? said Farrell, after a little while. "Reported wounded and missing now reported killed"? Most probable!
But, for one thing, Bernard, this experience has taught us to beware of rash judgments; to look for the jewels, not the flaws, in the character of our neighbor." "Yes, indeed, mother," replied the youth, decidedly. "You may be sure that in future I'll try to see what is best in everyone." The next morning Mrs. Farrell went about her work in a more hopeful mood.
As a matter of fact Amber was hoping the Rolands, with Sophia Farrell, might linger somewhere en route, remembering that the girl had discussed a tentative project to stop over between steamers at Yokohama. "Very well," Quain gave in; "you're the doctor. Now as for things here, make your mind easy. I'll take charge and keep the affair quiet. There's no reason I can see for its ever getting out.
Farrell knew every inch of the way, and his watchful eyes scanned the summit of the ridges with constant vigilance. Just before dusk we overtook a dozen horsemen in the breaks of a creek bottom, roughly dressed fellows, heavily armed, riding in the same direction as ourselves, and, after the exchange of a word or two, the whole party of us jogged along together.
A conversation followed on the mountain path, in which their new acquaintance gave her name as Miss Hester Martin, living in a cottage on the outskirts of Ambleside, a cousin and old friend of Sir William Farrell; an old friend indeed, it seemed, of all the local residents; absorbed in war-work of different kinds, and somewhere near sixty years of age; but evidently neither too old nor too busy to have lost the natural interest of a kindly spinster in a bride and bridegroom, especially when the bridegroom was in khaki, and under orders for the front.
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