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His other contributions to these periodicals consisted of some of his best short poems: "The Day of the Lord;" "The Three Fishers;" "Old and New," and others; of a series of Letters on the Frimley murder; of a short story called "The Nun's Pool," and of some most charming articles on the pictures in the National Gallery, and the collections in the British Museum, intended to teach the English people how to use and enjoy their own property.
Lady Eversleigh shook off her abstraction of manner, and turned towards her servant, with a calm, serious gaze. "I want change of scene, and the fresh breath of country air, Jane," she said, gravely; "but it is not for those I came to Frimley, and you know that it is not. Why should we try to deceive each other?
"How will you prevent such a marriage?" "That is my secret. Depend upon it I will prevent it. You remember our compact the night we met at Frimley." "I do," answered Reginald, in a voice that was scarcely above a whisper. "Very well; I will be true to my part of that compact, depend upon it. Before this new-born year is out you shall be a rich man."
Once Sandy went to Frimley with the Needham Farm shepherd, and when David came to fetch him he found the boy and Margaret playing cat's-cradle together by the fire, and the eagerness in Sandy's pursed lips, and on the ethereally blanched and shrunken face of Margaret, brought the tears to David's eyes, as he stood smiling and looking on.
Sometimes, however, he would come up to the Council, when any matter specially interesting to him was in question, as in the following example, when a new member of the Council, an Eton master, had objected to some strong expressions in one of his letters on the Frimley murder, in the "Christian Socialist":
It was at least an hour after he had held the above-mentioned colloquy, when Victor Carrington, having made himself thoroughly acquainted with the topography of the rector's premises, issued from a side-gate, and took the lower road, leading back to Frimley. Then he went straight to the stable-yard, saw Mr. Spavin's groom, and dismissed him.
It will at once be a means of gaining him, and a good example, please God, to the working men; and for the Frimley letter, put it in the fire if you like, or send it back to have the last half re-written, or 'anything else you like, my pretty little dear." But his prevailing feeling was getting to be, that he was becoming an outsider
'Aunt Hannah says he lost his wits wi fuddlin, repeated Louie shrilly, striking straighter still for what she knew to be one of David's tenderest points his friendship for 'owd 'Lias Dawson, the queer dreamer, who, fifteen years before, had been the schoolmaster of Frimley Moor End, and in local esteem 't' cliverest mon abeawt t'Peak.
That's why I browt t' rugs, of course. Gells never think o' nothin. It's parishin cowd here, neets fit to tie yo up in knots wi th' rheumatics, like Jim Spedding, if yo doan't mind yorsel. It wor only laying out a neet on Frimley Moor poachin, I guess 'at twisted Jim that way. Louie's countenance fell. Jim Spedding was a little crooked greengrocer in Clough End, of whom she had a horror.
When did you return? I scarcely expected to see you in town as soon." "I scarcely expected to find you hereafter our meeting at Frimley," replied the baronet. "There was nothing to detain me in the country. I came back some days ago, and have been busy with my old studios in chemistry."
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