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"My husband took her, the only living thing left on a wreck off the Spurn Head." "Hech, sirs!" exclaimed Mrs. Kennedy, evidently much struck, but still exercising great self-command. "And when fell this out?" "Two days after Low Sunday, in the year of grace 1568," returned Susan. "My halidome!" again ejaculated Jean, in a low voice, crossing herself.
"Why?" replied Halidome. "What other end is possible? You don't want a play to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth." "But this does." Halidome increased his stride, already much too long; for in his walk, as in all other phases of his life, he found it necessary to be in front. "How do you mean?" he asked urbanely; "it's better than the woman making a fool of herself."
"By the way, I congratulate you, old chap," said Halidome, while driving to the theatre; there was no vulgar hurry about his congratulations, no more than about himself. "They're awfully nice people, the Dennants." A sense of having had a seal put on his choice came over Shelton. "Where are you going to live?
"A gentleman either is a gentleman or he is n't; what has it to do with the way other people behave?" Halidome turned the key in the lock and opened the door into his hall, where the firelight fell on the decanters and huge chairs drawn towards the blaze.
Notwithstanding the haste which the monk as well as the mule made to return to better quarters than they had left at the head of Glendearg; notwithstanding the eager desire Father Philip had to be the very first who should acquaint the Abbot that a copy of the book they most dreaded had been found within the Halidome, or patrimony of the Abbey; notwithstanding, moreover, certain feelings which induced him to hurry as fast as possible through the gloomy and evil-reputed glen, still the difficulties of the road, and the rider's want of habitude of quick motion, were such, that twilight came upon him ere he had nearly cleared the narrow valley.
"Has it ever struck you," answered Shelton, "that in a play nowadays there's always a 'Chorus of Scandalmongers' which seems to have acquired the attitude of God?" Halidome cleared his throat, and there was something portentous in the sound. "You're so d -d fastidious," was his answer. "I've a prejudice for keeping the two things separate," went on Shelton. "That ending makes me sick."
"By my halidome," said he, "I should be as well contented as thyself, Dunois, to tell thee my purpose, did I myself but know it exactly. But say I declared for war, what should I do with this beautiful and wealthy young heiress, supposing her to be in my dominions?" "Bestow her in marriage on one of your own gallant followers, who has a heart to love, and an arm to protect her," said Dunois.
Should he attempt to break forth, resist him to the death; but in no other case harm a hair of his head, as you shall be answerable." Edward Glendinning replied, "That I may obey your commands, reverend sir, I will not again offer myself to this person's presence; for shame it were to me to break the peace of the Halidome, but not less shame to leave my brother's death unavenged."
But that the present Lord Abbot should have taken a voluntary journey to so wild and dreary a spot, the very Kamtschatka of the Halidome, was a thing never dreamt of; and the news excited the greatest surprise in all the members of the family saving Halbert alone. This fiery youth was too full of the insult he had received to think of anything as unconnected with it.
"Say, once for all, will you be mine? for by my halidome, that breath that uttereth thy refusal shall be thy last on earth!" "Then die!" and the sword leaped from its scabbard.
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