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When Broussard called for Anita, a little before eight, she was waiting, already dressed in the pretty imitation of an officer's uniform a costume that would make even a plain girl enchanting, and how much more so the violet-eyed Anita? Mrs. Fortescue, in a beautiful ball gown, looked quite as handsome as her daughter.

He was the only person not obviously among the Professor's admirers. "However cultivated or charming a person may be," Temperley said to Hadria, "I never feel that I have found a kindred spirit, unless the musical instinct is strong." "Nor I." "Professor Fortescue has just that one weak point." "Oh, but he is musical, though his technical knowledge is small." But Temperley smiled dubiously.

Colonel Fortescue had the eye of command, that secure power in his glance which is possessed by all the masters of men; the look that can wring the truth out of a man's mouth even if that man be a liar, and can see through the eyes of a man into his soul.

A vote of confidence in the government, brought forward by Lord Ebrington, eldest son of Earl Fortescue, was carried by a majority of 131, and speeches were made in support of it which encouraged, in the form of prediction, every kind of popular agitation short of open violence.

We only beat young Fortescue, a stranger in the town, by two hundred, and they had four hundred the time before." He paused and added, "Lady Mildmay's very much liked in the town." "Come, Blair, I'm sure we shan't be worse off in that respect anyhow," said Marchmont, laughing. "Oh, I've nothing to do with you, I've given you up," cried Blair, twisting his good-humoured face into a fierce scowl.

The others, however, knew him thoroughly by this time; and none troubled themselves to take the slightest notice of him except Rex Fortescue, who exclaimed "Do shut up, Dale, and cease making a fool of yourself. I wonder that you are not ashamed to behave in this unmanly way, especially before ladies, too.

"Let's sit down a moment, if you were not discussing anything very important " "Indeed, we were, my dear Fortescue," said Professor Theobald, drawing his colleague on to the seat, "and your clear head would throw much light on the philosophy of the question." "Oh, a question of abstract philosophy," said Professor Fortescue. "Are you disagreeing?" "Not exactly.

The service was short; at its close we sat down and sang hymns, which seemed to amuse them greatly. The painted and armed men were not at all pleasant-looking fellows. The wind was very light, and we had to anchor at the entrance to Fortescue Straits. Next morning, we sailed through the Straits, and, on coming out on the opposite side, we were glad to see the Bertha beating about there.

When they reached the house, Colonel Fortescue went straight to his office. Mrs. Fortescue and the chaplain made little jokes on the lovers, but the Colonel had looked as solemn as the grave. The hour had come when his little Anita was no longer his. "Come," said Broussard to Anita, "let us face the battery now." Hand in hand they entered Colonel Fortescue's office.

Until then, no one had spoken Broussard's name, or knew he was with Colonel Fortescue. "I think so," replied Anita, "I was watching my father as he rode toward the main entrance and I saw Mr. Broussard join him and they rode off together." When they reached the rugged mountain road, the horses, with rough-shod feet, scrambled up like cats.

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