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Sir Vavasour Firebrace is seated in a spacious library that looks upon the Thames and the gardens of the Temple. Though piles of parchments and papers cover the numerous tables, and in many parts intrude upon the Turkey carpet, an air of order, of comfort, and of taste, pervades the chamber.
The kind gentleman laughed at the idea of taking a fee from a literary man, or the widow of a brother practitioner; and she determined when she got back to Fairoaks that she would send Goodenough the silver-gilt vase, the jewel of the house, and the glory of the late John Pendennis, preserved in green baize, and presented to him at Bath, by the Lady Elizabeth Firebrace, on the recovery of her son, the late Sir Anthony Firebrace, from the scarlet fever.
Terms regularly settled beforehand. I have a note here all the facts." And Lady Firebrace twirled in her hand a bulletin from Mr Tadpole. "Lansdowne House is destined to cross me," said Lady St Julians with bitterness. "Well it is very provoking," said Lady Deloraine, "when you had made up your mind to ask them for Wednesday." "Yes, that alone is a sacrifice," said Lady St Julians.
"Heavens! what a man for a friend!" said Lady St Julians. "Heavens!" echoed Lady Firebrace raising her hands. "And why did you not present him to me, Charles," said Lady Deloraine. "I did; at Lady Peel's." "And why did you not ask him here?" "I did several times; but he would not come." "He is going to Lansdowne House, though," said Lady Firebrace.
Now in that particular part of the line the communication trenches were long ones, and by the time he reached the front line it was getting dark. A man of small stature, but withal fiery appearance, General Herbert Firebrace strode along through the deepening gloom, humming gently to himself.
"At a Petty Sessions holden at the Green Dragon Inn, Marney, Friday, October , 1837. "Magistrates present: The Earl of Marney, the Rev. Felix Flimsey, and Captain Grouse. "Information against Robert Hind for a trespass in pursuit of game in Blackrock Wood, the property of Sir Vavasour Firebrace, Bart. The case was distinctly proved; several wires being found in the pocket of the defendant.
Lady Firebrace gave critical reports and disseminated many contradictory estimates of the result; Lady Maud talked only of a speech made by Lord Milford, which from the elaborate noise she made about it, you would have supposed to have been the oration of the evening; on the contrary, it had lasted only a few minutes and in a thin house had been nearly inaudible; but then, as Lady Maud added, "it was in such good taste!"
Captain Benson, the master of the tavern, was propping the hat of one of them over his head. "It is not altogether their fault, Colonel," said my landlord, with a grim look of humour. "Jack Firebrace and Tom Humbold of Spotsylvania was here this morning, chanting horses with 'em. And Jack and Tom got 'em to play cards; and they didn't win the British Captains didn't.
I am glad to hear it is not true about Mr Mountchesney." "If you could only help me, my dear Lady Firebrace, to put an end to that affair between Frederick and Lady Wallington. It is so silly, and getting talked about; and in his heart too he really loves Lady Joan; only he is scarcely aware of it himself." "We must manage it," said Lady Firebrace, with a look of encouraging mystery.
Should you, in the course of your wanderings, ever run across Brigadier-General Herbert Firebrace, do not ask him if he knows Percy FitzPercy. The warning is probably quite unnecessary: not knowing FitzP. yourself, the question is hardly likely to occur to you. But I mention it in case. One never knows, and Herbert will not be prejudiced in your favour if you do.
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