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Fired by these opinions Nelly went to her meeting with Richard and the first words uttered by Mr. Gurd sent a ray of warmth to her heart, for it seemed he also had reviewed the situation in a manner worthy of his high intelligence. But he approached the subject uneasily and Mrs. Northover was too much a woman to rescue him at once.
And so, as he, wise, covered up his sublime knowledge among us, unwise, with smiling lips, he sank into a sleep. Uncle Benny, dying, slept with a smile on his lips; and little Gurd, homeless, fatherless, laid in this poor habitation or in that, humbly and roughly, slept in beautiful health with a smile on his lips; and we, unwise, watched dolefully. "You must not stay," said Vesty.
He came for keys after closing time and she bade him sit down in the chair which Richard Gurd had that morning filled. One notes trifles at the supremest moments of life, and the trifles often stick, while the great events which accompany them fade into the past. Mrs. Northover observed that while Richard Gurd had filled the chair and overflowed, Mr. Legg by no means did so.
Gurd rose to his full height. "Well, that lets me out," he said. "We'd better turn this over in a forgiving spirit; and since you say you're sorry, I won't be behind you, though my words was whips to your scorpions and you can't deny it." "We'll meet again in a week," said Mrs. Northover. "Make it a fortnight," he suggested. "No say a month," she answered "or six weeks."
He sent Raymond's account in by a maid, and the young man paid it and went out to keep his appointment with Miss Ironsyde. But again his mood was changed. Gurd had hit him very hard. Indeed, no such severe blow had been struck as this unconscious thrust of Richard's.
"Major Henry, I forgot. I cannot; I have no money." "Ah, but you can and must. It is arranged." "And I do not know the way. I was never from the Basin." "I am going with you. In my country high ladies travel with a servant, thus. Get what rest you can and be ready at four. They will take good care of little Gurd while you are gone."
"Now people know it," said Sarah, "they all wonder how ever 'twas you and Mister Gurd didn't marry long ago." "We've been wondering the same, for that matter, and Richard takes the blame naturally, since I couldn't say the word before he asked the question. But for your ear and only yours, Sarah, I can whisper that this thing didn't go by rule.
Then he went to see a boxer, who was training with Mr. Gurd, and presently when Neddy Motyer appeared, he turned into the billiard room and there killed some hours before the time of the smoking concert.
He would not have been selfish toward you as this great hulk, Gurdon. He knew you intelligently. He would have lifted, considered, cared for you." Vesty held herself aloft, pale. "Gurdon is good. If any one ever asked Gurd for anything he always gave it to them." I leaned my head on my hand, my heart leaping. Vesty came near me. I looked so for you to come. I wanted you."
Raymond had the little back-parlour to himself and Richard Gurd waited upon him. They spoke of general subjects and then the older man became personal. "If you'll excuse me, Mister Raymond," he said, "if you'll excuse me, as one who's known you ever since you went out of knickers, sir, I'd venture to warn you as a good friend, against a lot that's being said in Bridetown and Bridport, too.
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