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Mrs Grantly upon this left her father almost brusquely, without speaking another word on the subject; for, though she was opposed to the vehement anger of her husband, she could not endure the proposition now made by her father. Mr Harding was at this time living all alone in the deanery.
Bold was coming with the Grantlys, and the two names of Bold and Grantly together had nearly made him jump from his seat. He was in this state of confused uncertainty, hope, and doubt, when he saw Mr. Slope, with his most polished smile, handing Eleanor out of her carriage. He thought of nothing more. He never considered whether the carriage belonged to her or to Mr.
"That's all very well," said Mrs Proudie, "but it has become your duty, and mine too, to look to the steps of other people; and that duty we must do." "Of course, my dear; of course." That was the tone in which the question of Mr Crawley's alleged guilt was discussed at the palace. We have already heard what was said on the subject at the house of Archdeacon Grantly.
"Eleanor has had more sense than we gave her credit for," said Mrs. Grantly. And there was great content in Plumstead Rectory that evening. Mrs. Grantly promised her husband that she would now open her heart and take Mr. Arabin into it. Hitherto she had declined to do so. Mr. Slope Bids Farewell to the Palace and Its Inhabitants We must now take leave of Mr.
How keenly susceptible the archdeacon still was to the influences of feminine charms, no one knew better than Mrs Grantly, and whenever she became aware that he had been in this way seduced from the wisdom of his cooler judgment she always felt something akin to indignation against the seducer. As for her husband, she probably told herself at such moments that he was an old goose.
Grantly and Lady Lufton had been closeted together more than once, and terms had been signed and sealed between them. Not signed on parchment, and sealed with wax, as is the case with treaties made by kings and diplomats to be broken by the same; but signed with little words, and sealed with certain pressings of the hand a treaty which between two such contracting parties would be binding enough.
It was just the proper thing to do. Upon my honour I'll never say another word against Lord the longest day I have to live." "That's Dr. Gwynne's doing, you may be sure," said Mrs. Grantly, who greatly liked the Master of Lazarus, he being an orderly married man with a large family. "I suppose it is," said the archdeacon. "Oh, Papa, I am so truly delighted!" said Mrs.
"My name is Major Grantly," said he; and he was blundering on with some words about his own intrusion, when Mrs Dale begged him to follow her into the drawing-room. He had muttered something to the effect that Mrs Dale would not know who he was; but Mrs Dale knew all about him, and had heard the whole of Grace's story from Lily.
Grantly brightened up at once, Grace looked happily to Heaven, and Roger Acton shouted out, "Thank God! thank God! there's Ben Burke!" Yes, he had heard miles away of his friend's danger about an old shawl and a honey-pot full of gold, and he had made all speed, with Tom in his train, to come and bear witness to the innocence of Roger.
Grantly had understood the full force of the complaint which Lady Lufton had made against her daughter; and though she had of course defended her child, and on the whole had defended her successfully, yet she confessed to herself that Griselda's chance of a first-rate establishment would be better if she were a little more impulsive.
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