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This proved to be an act of great kindness, for poor Mary Hacket was suffering all the distress of an upright and honourable woman at her sister's abuse of confidence; and had felt as if Colonel Mohun's summons to his nieces was the close of all intimacy with such an unworthy household.
This is certainly very excellent testimony in your favour, young gentleman; and coming, as it does, from two so respectable and affluent houses as Spriggs, Boggs and Tweed, and Hammer and Hacket entitled to great credit.
I asked. "Nick Tubbs the village drunkard and sign o' the times," he answered. "Does chores at the tavern all day and goes home at night filled with his earnings an' a great sense o' proprietorship. He is the top flower on the bush." I went about my chores. There was to be no more wavering in my conduct. At the supper table Mr. Hacket kept us laughing with songs and jests and stories.
Constance did not like Lady Merrifield, who had unconsciously snubbed some of her affectations, and nipped in the bud a flirtation with Harry, besides calling off some of the curates to be helpful. But Miss Hacket admired her neighbour as much as her sister would permit, and made answer 'It is so hard to judge, my dear, without knowing all. Perhaps Mysie had finished her lessons. 'Ah!
'Connie never meant to keep it up, I'm sure, said Miss Hacket; 'but she was very much hurt. 'So was Dolly, said Gillian. 'Is she so fond of me? said Constance, in a softened tone. 'She was, replied Gillian. 'I'm sure, said Miss Hacket, 'our only wish is to forget and forgive as Christians.
In the midst the Miss Hackets were announced, and there were exclamations of great joy at the sight of Miss Mohun; as she and Miss Hacket flew upon each other, and to the very last moment, discussed the all-engrossing subject of G.F.S. politics.
'We who was the other party? 'Miss Constance Hacket. 'You were then in correspondence with the prisoner. Was it with the sanction of Lady Merrifield? 'No. 'A secret correspondence, then, romantically carried on by what means? 'Constance Hacket sent the letters and received them for me. 'What was the motive for this arrangement?
An indignant 'You don't understand' was absolutely cut off by an imperative grasp and hush from Miss Hacket the elder; Aunt Jane was suffocating with laughter, Lady Merrifield, between that and a certain shame for womanhood, which made her begin to talk at random about anything or everything else. 'What a mull they have made of it! were Mr.
All would 'a' been well had not it come to Keren's ears how that Mistress Ruth said that she would bring Master Hacket to see her cousin Keren, but that she did not want her sweetheart to be out with her family ere that he had married into it; meaning neither more nor less than that my Keren was a shame unto her name by reason o' her romping ways.
The court was therefore bent on throwing him out by fair or foul means. The Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys himself came down into Buckinghamshire, for the purpose of assisting a gentleman named Hacket, who stood on the high Tory interest. A stratagem was devised which, it was thought, could not fail of success.
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