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Mother wanted me to give him a message." Sir Wilfrid looked uneasy. "He was here till just now. But he is in a curious state of mind. He thinks of nothing but one thing and one person. He arrived late last night, and it is my belief that he hardly went to bed. And he is just hanging on the arrival of a letter " "From Enid Glenwilliam?" "Evidently.
"But it is only fair to him and to you," Arthur's mother continued, with increased deliberation, "that I should say frankly, now that this crisis has arisen, that if you and Arthur marry, it is impossible that Arthur should inherit his father's estates. A fresh disposition of them will have to be made." Enid Glenwilliam dropped the fan and looked up. Her color had gone.
"And can't stick it?" cried Coryston, his eyes shining. "Glenwilliam has his faults, but I don't believe he'll want Arthur for a son-in-law even with the estates. And of course he has no chance of getting both Arthur and the estates." "Because of your mother?" Coryston nodded. "So there's another strong man a real big 'un! dependent, like Arthur and me on the whim of a woman.
Lady Coryston's left foot gave a sharp push to a footstool lying in her path, as though it were Glenwilliam himself. Marcia laughed. "And she's very devoted to him, too. She told some one who told me, that he was so much more interesting than any other man she knew, that she hadn't the least wish to marry! I suppose you wouldn't like it if I were to make a friend of her?"
He put his arm tenderly round her, and she leaned against him. Suddenly she drew herself up and kissed him. "I shall never marry, father. It's you and I, isn't it, against the world?" "Half the world," said Glenwilliam, laughing. "There's a jolly big half on our side, my dear, and lots of good fellows in it for you to marry." He looked at her with proud affection.
"Has Lady Coryston found out yet?" "That we get on? I am sure she has never imagined that Mr. Arthur could so demean himself." "But she must find out some day." "Oh yes, I mean her to," said Miss Glenwilliam, quietly. She reached out a long hand toward Marion's cat and stroked it. Then she turned her large eyes of pale hazel set under beautiful dark brows to her companion.
Have you heard what mother wants me to do? There's to be a big Tory meeting here in a month mother's arranged it all not a word to me with your leave, or by your leave! and I'm to speak at it and blackguard Glenwilliam! I have her letter this morning. I'm not allowed a look in, I tell you! I'm not consulted in the least. I'll bet mother's had the bills printed already!"
"So she says! and I don't believe a word of it not one word! She wanted to make me less mad with you. She's like you, mother, she thinks she can manage everybody. So she tried to cram me that it was Glenwilliam persuaded her against me. Rot!
It was the window of Enid Glenwilliam's room. Though the church clock below had struck eleven, and the bell for morning service had ceased to ring, Miss Glenwilliam was not yet out of bed. Marion had stayed at home from church that she might enjoy her friend's society, and the friend had only just been called. Well, it was Enid's way; and after all, who could wonder?
Lady Coryston beheld her father in her; she seemed to feel the touch, the terror of Glenwilliam. Bewilderment and unaccustomed weakness overtook Lady Coryston. It was some moments before, under the girl's threatening eyes, she could speak at all. Then she said, with difficulty: "You may marry my son, Miss Glenwilliam but you do not love him! That is perfectly plain.
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