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Lady Merrifield was a good deal diverted with Gillian's report, and invited the two sisters to luncheon on the plea of their slight acquaintance with Anne otherwise Mrs. Daventry with a hint in the note not to compliment Mrs. Merrifield on Elizabeth's production. Then Dolores had to be prepared to receive any advance from Constance.
Miss Adeline was touched, and indeed, fond as she was of her sister, she could not help being flattered by Gillian's preference and confidence. 'Well, my deal, this is a nice day, not too hot or too cold; I do not see why I should not walk down with you and call. If I find it too far, we can take a cab to go back.
Mackenzie also was left on the Ford road at the crossing of Hatcher's Run, Merritt going into camp on the Widow Gillian's plantation. As I had been obliged to keep Crook's division along Stony Creek throughout the day, it had taken no active part in the battle. Years after the war, in 1879, a Court of Inquiry was given General Warren in relation to his conduct on the day of the battle.
A few drawings reminded her of the School of Art at Belfast, and there was a vase of wild flowers and ferns prettily arranged, but otherwise everything was wretchedly faded and dreary. Then came the opening of the door, and into the room rolled, rather than advanced, something of stupendous breadth, which almost took Gillian's breath away, as she durst not look to see the effect on her aunt.
Kalliope and Alexis were both awaiting her at the station, their gratitude unbounded, and finding useful vent by the latter fetching a cab and handing in the goods. It was worth something to see how happy the brother and sister looked, as they went off in the gaslight, the one with the big brown paper parcel, the other with the basket of fruit and flowers; and Gillian's explanation to Mrs.
There was something in Gillian's "savagery" which gave Aunt Jane a curious impression, but she kept it to herself. Late in the evening Lance appeared in his sister's drawing-room with "I have more hopes of it. I did not think it was feasible when Anna wrote to me, but I see my way better now.
Gillian's eyes filled slowly with tears. It was all a fairy story, too wonderful almost to be true. Why were they so good to her how would she ever be able to repay the kindness lavished on her? Her thoughts were interrupted by the latest gift that rose out of his basket with a sleepy yawn and stretching luxuriously came and laid his head on her knee, looking up at her with sad brown eyes.
As to Dick Taverner, he trembled with rage and jealousy, and began to repent having brought his treasure into such a dangerous neighbourhood. The person who seemed to be most struck with Gillian's charms was the wearer of the Spanish mantle. "En verdad!" he exclaimed, "that is the loveliest piece of rusticity I have seen since I came to England.
"Why, thou hast got one from our young lady that might serve a countess," said Raoul, his concord jarred by her touching this chord "how many kirtles wouldst thou have?" "Only two, kind Raoul; just that folk may not count their children's age by the date of Dame Gillian's last new gown." "Well, well it is hard that a man cannot be in good-humour once and away without being made to pay for it.
Miss Craven who had surrendered her independence for two years would be returning to her own home, to her old life; it had seemed a foregone conclusion that Gillian would accompany her. But the double shock in the revelation of Miss Craven's precarious state and Gillian's delicacy had been staggering. He had not been prepared for a contingency that seemed to cut the ground from under his feet.
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