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From amongst this precious mass he culled forth a paper, and placed it in the hands of Redgauntlet, or Herries, as he continued to call him, saying, at the same time, 'It's a formal and binding warrant, proceeding on my affidavy made, that the said Alan Fairford, being lawfully engaged in my service, had slipped the tether and fled over the Border, and was now lurking there and thereabouts, to elude and evite the discharge of his bounden duty to me; and therefore granting warrant to constables and others, to seek for, take, and apprehend him, that he may be brought before the Honourable Justice Foxley for examination, and, if necessary, for commitment.
And, youngster, do you think Matthew Foxley, who has been one of the quorum for these twenty years, is to be come over with such trash as would hardly cheat an apple-woman? Poof poof eh!
Justice Foxley or his clerk will lead them to any extreme measure, yet that mad scoundrel's unhappy recognition of me may make it more serious for them to connive at me, and I must not put their patience to an over severe trial. You must prepare to attend me, either as a captive or a companion; if as the latter, you must give your parole of honour to attempt no escape.
George Foxley altogether. "He is not human," she said to her father, "and I don't believe he is one of the Foxleys of Foxley Manor at all." "There can be no doubt about that, my dear," answered the actor. "Difficulties I should say ah difficulties have brought these young men out here, but we must do our duty by them, we must do our duty.
"I do think of them," said Mr. Foxley gravely. "I do think of them. And but for my happiness here," touching Mildred's dress reverently, "I could wish " wistfully, "That we had never come here 'twas I who brought you my poor Joseph, 'twas I, 'twas I." "Oh! that's rubbish!" pronounced Mr. Joseph energetically. "The main point is now, how am I to get my living. God! I am perfectly useless!
When this was arranged, the party took leave of each other with much formality on the part of Squire Foxley, amongst whose adieus the following phrase was chiefly remarkable: 'I presume you do not intend to stay long in these parts? 'Not for the present, Justice, you may be sure; there are good reasons to the contrary.
Foxley and caused him to drop down in a chair by the hearth with an incoherent expression of wonder and relief that did not escape his brother. "How long shall we say, George," he asked. "She will want to know, because there are other men who come out here from town occasionally it seems, and of course it's only fair to let her know about the room. "What shall I say?" Mr.
Joseph Foxley espied her presently talking to the parrot and tending the monkey. This was more than the frivolous Mr. Joseph could stand. He took his brother and made a tour of the house accordingly, discovering in turn as I have said the drawing-room, the kitchen, the court-yard, the garden and orchard and lastly the bar! That proved the most comfortable, most enticing room of all.
'And what has this drunken young dog of a lawyer done to you, that you are come to me eh ha? Has he robbed you? Not unlikely if he be a lawyer eh Nick ha? said Justice Foxley. 'He has robbed me of himself, sir, answered Peter; 'of his help, comfort, aid, maintenance, and assistance, whilk, as a counsel to a client, he is bound to yield me RATIONE OFFICII that is it, ye see.
"A jealous devil, I suppose," said he, when he read Mr. George Foxley's note. "Well, he might have come off worse. But I should like to know who the country lass was that he'd been sparkin', and who revenged herself like that." A few weeks afterwards Mildred was married to George Albert Dacre Foxley, of Foxley Manor, Notts, by the Rev. Mr. Higgs in the village church.
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