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It had an effect even upon the curate's reading; and the incumbent, while preaching his sermon, could not keep his eyes off that wonderful bonnet and veil. On the next morning, before eleven, Mrs Greenow's name was put down at the Assembly Room. "I need hardly say that in my present condition I care nothing for these things. Of course I would sooner be alone.
"But I mean to try all the same," said Cheesacre, looking the lover all over as he gazed into the fair one's face. "I hope that you may be successful, Mr Cheesacre, and that she may not be torn away from you early in life. Is dinner ready, Jeannette? That's well. Mr Cheesacre, will you give your arm to Miss Fairstairs?" There was no doubt as to Mrs Greenow's correctness.
"Captain Bellfield," said Kate, speaking with something very like dismay in her voice. "What! aunt Greenow's Captain?" "Yes; aunt Greenow's Captain. I have been fearing this, and now, what on earth are we to do with him? Look at him. That's what aunt Greenow calls a sniff of the rocks and valleys."
She felt that as Vavasors they were bound to stand by the future head of the family in an attempt which was to be made, as she felt, for the general Vavasor interest. But she could not endure to think that her brother should take the money of the girl whom he was engaged to marry. Aunt Greenow's money she thought was fair game.
Mrs Jones's house was handsome and comfortable; but I fear Mrs Greenow's satisfaction in this respect was impaired by her disappointment in finding that it was not perceptibly bigger than those to the right and left of her. Her ambition in this and in other similar matters would have amused Kate greatly had she been a bystander, and not one of her aunt's party.
We have had a most pleasant day." They were now upon the esplanade, and Mrs Greenow's house was to the right, whereas the lodgings of both the gentlemen were to the left. Each of them fought hard for the privilege of accompanying the widow to her door; but Mrs Greenow was self-willed, and upon this occasion would have neither of them.
On such occasions Mr Cheesacre always was driven to Mrs Greenow's door in a cab, for he would come into town by railway, and he would deposit a basket bearing the rich produce of his dairy. It was in vain that Mrs Greenow protested against these gifts, for she did protest and declared that if they were continued, they would be sent back.
"There's no draught here, mamma," said Ophelia, without the slightest sign of moving. Perhaps Ophelia liked the society of that lanky, idle, useless young man. The mirth of the table certainly came from Mrs Greenow's end. The widow had hardly taken her place before she got up again and changed with the captain.
The cathedral clock, therefore, had struck four before Captain Bellfield rang Mrs Greenow's bell, and then, when he was shown into the drawing-room, he found Cheesacre there alone, redolent with the marrow oil, and beautiful with the pink bosom. "Haven't you seen her yet?" asked the Captain almost in a whisper. "No," said Cheesacre sulkily. "Nor yet Charlie Fairstairs?"
On the fourth day, about noon, came Aunt Greenow's reply. "Dearest Kate," she said, "I am not going to do what you ask me," thus rushing instantly into the middle of her subject. You see, I don't know my nephew, and have no reason for being specially anxious that he should be in Parliament. I don't care two straws about the glory of the Vavasor family.
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