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Gascoigne started in spite of himself. "How do you know that?" he asked, nervously. "It is for me to question. But I know it: that is enough. Your occupation and position in life?" "I am a gentleman, living on my means." "It is false." An angry flush rose to Gascoigne's face as the judge thus gave him the lie.
At the worst there would only be a little crying, and you can't save boys and girls from that." Mrs. Gascoigne's mind was satisfied: if anything did happen, there was the comfort of feeling that her husband would know what was to be done, and would have the energy to do it.
"My lord, I have the honour to be here by your lordship's appointment on Major Gascoigne's business." "Sir, you had a note from me yesterday, I believe, which contained all that I have it in my power to say on Major Gascoigne's business." "Pardon me, my lord I never had the honour of receiving any note from your lordship." "Very extraordinary! I sent it by my own man.
"Well," replied Captain Wilson, "he had better have him: he is a faithful fellow, and will nurse him well. When you go on board, Mr Daly, desire the first lieutenant to send Mesty on shore with Mr Gascoigne's and Mr Easy's chests, and his own bag and hammock. Good heavens! I would not for a thousand pounds that this accident had occurred.
Poor Aunt Maria, the most subservient of women, was about to do it, when fate interfered in the shape of Barker and a visiting card, which changed the whole current of Miss Gascoigne's intentions. "Sir Edwin Uniacke! the very gentleman I was speaking of. I shall be delighted to see him. Show him up immediately." Which was needless, for he had followed Barker to the door.
She had gone over it from garret to basement, making every thing as comfortable as possible, as she had carte blanche from her husband to do, and gladly did; for on her tender conscience rankled every bitter word of Miss Gascoigne's as though it were real truth; and sometimes, in spite of herself, she could not suppress an uneasy feeling as if the aunts were being "turned out."
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