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Against this evidence, however, he unconsciously weighed the more undeniable social facts, such as the title of Winlow's father; Sir James Malden's coverts, which must also presently be shot; Thomas Brandwhite's position in the financial world; General Pendyce's relationship to himself; and the importance of the English Church. Against Foxleigh alone he could put no marks.
So it won't do for you or me to be seen going out towards Cricketty Hall on Friday evening, for they are sure to set spies about, and we should spoil all. I'll tell you how we'll manage. I've been wanting a day at Foxleigh for some time, as I've some business of my own there. You get leave to meet me there, and I'll pay your fare.
He came of a county family of Foxleighs, and was one of six brothers, invaluable to the owners of coverts or young, half-broken horses in days when, as a Foxleigh would put it, "hardly a Johnny of the lot could shoot or ride for nuts." There was no species of beast, bird, or fish, that he could not and did not destroy with equal skill and enjoyment.
Billy Crow would never have been deputed by No. 13,476 to carry their warrant down to the west country, and establish the nucleus of an Orange Lodge in the town of Foxleigh; such being, in brief, the reason why he, a very well known manufacturer of "leather continuations" in Dublin, had ventured upon the perilous journey from which he was now returning. Mr.
Geoffrey's hat. "Mrs. Jaspar Bellew, sir. Captain Bellew's lady, of the Firs." "But I thought they weren't " "No, sir; they're not, sir." "Ah!" A calm rarefied voice was heard from the door of the omnibus: "Now, Geoff!" The Hon. Geoffrey Winlow followed his wife, Mr. Foxleigh, and General Pendyce into the omnibus, and again Mrs. Winlow's voice was heard: "Oh, do you mind my maid?
Hussell Barter, the wife of the Reverend Hussell Barter, who would shoot to-morrow, but would not attend the race-meeting on the Wednesday. On her other hand was Gilbert Foxleigh, a lean-flanked man with a long, narrow head, strong white teeth, and hollow, thirsting eyes.
The fellow destroyed everything that came within reach with utter precision, and this was perhaps fortunate, for Foxleigh had neither title, coverts, position, nor cloth! And the Squire weighed one thing else besides the pleasure of giving them all a good day's sport, for his heart was kind. The sun had fallen well behind the home wood when the guns stood waiting for the last drive of the day.
There Foxleigh, too, some day must go, asking of Nature why she had murdered him. It was the hour between tea and dinner, when the spirit of the country house was resting, conscious of its virtue, half asleep. Having bathed and changed, George Pendyce took his betting-book into the smoking-room.
All you need tell her is, that I've wanted you to meet me about some business at Foxleigh, and you won't be back till late." "All right, Thomas," said Barnes; "you may depend on it I shan't say nothing to nobody.
There's bin as much diggin' for them thousand guineas as was buried with Jerry Chilcott in Foxleigh Parish, where I was born, as would more nor pay for emptying a gold mine; but I never heard o' Christian folk a-buryin' jewels. But who are you? I felt a hand upon my shoulder, and looking round, I found Sinfi by my side. 'Does he belong to you, my gal?
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