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Her marquis was in the box, smelling of claret, and paying his devoirs to his intended bride, apparently very little to her satisfaction. Commissioner Falconer, leaning forward, complimented Miss Hauton upon her appearance this night, and observed that though it was a new opera, all fashionable eyes were turned from the stage to Lady Oldborough's box.
Excellent claret, and a moderately good opinion of himself, persuaded the marquis of the truth of all which the Miss Falconers pleased to say, and her uncle graciously granted the delays, which the young lady prayed for week after week till, at last, striking his hand upon the table, Lord Oldborough said, "There must be an end of this the papers must be signed this day se'nnight Maria Hauton shall be married this day fortnight."
Then I could marry, by Jove! and I'd propose directly for Caroline Percy, for I'm confoundedly in love with her such a sweet tempered, good creature! not a girl so much admired! Colonel Hauton, and G , and P , and D , asked me, 'Who is that pretty girl? She certainly is a very pretty girl." "She certainly is," repeated John. "This devil of a fellow never cleans my gun."
He, for the first moment, thought only that she was taken suddenly ill, and he was going to call Lady Oldborough's attention to her indisposition but Miss Hauton stopped him, and said in a low, tremulous voice "Take no notice." He then poured out a glass of water, put it within her reach, turned away in obedience to her wishes, and sat in such a manner as to screen her from observation.
After a pause he added, "That nephew of mine, Colonel Hauton, is irretrievably profligate, selfish, insignificant. I look to my niece, the Marchioness of Twickenham's child, that is to say, if the mother "
From the dashing Lady Hauton I may learn, if my head be but strong, and my courage intrepid enough, 'to touch the brink of all we hate, without tumbling headlong into the gulf; and from the interesting Mrs. Norton, as I hear it whispered amongst you ladies, I may learn how, with the assistance of a Humane-society, to save a half-drowned reputation.
Miss Drakelow Miss Chatterton, give us some more music, I beseech you; for I like music better in a morning than at night the mornings, when one can't go out, are so confoundedly long and heavy." The young ladies played, and Miss Hauton seated herself apart from the group of musicians, upon a bergere, leaning on her hand, in a melancholy attitude.
A profound silence ensued. Colonel Hauton came up to this pair, while they were still silent, and with their eyes fixed upon the ground. "D d agreeable you two seem," cried the colonel.
At last the great, the important day arrived, and Jack Giles was weighed for the last time in public, and so was Tom Hand, Squire Burton's rider and High-Blood and Wildfire were brought out; and the spectators assembled in the stand, and about the scales, were all impatience, especially those who had betted on either of the horses. And, Now, Hauton! Now, Burton! Now, High-Blood! Now, Wildfire!
Then followed a by-conversation between Miss Bland and some of the gentlemen, about the joy and sorrow which his lordship's arrival would create in the hearts of two certain ladies; one of whom, as I gathered from the innuendoes, was Lady Hauton, and the other Lady O'Toole. As I knew nothing of Dublin intrigues and scandal, I was little attentive to all this.
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