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He next had recourse to Buckhurst Falconer, and asked him to persuade Colonel Hauton to speak to his uncle upon the subject. This Buckhurst immediately promised to do, and kept his promise. But Colonel Hauton swore that his uncle never, on any occasion, listened to his representations; therefore it was quite useless to speak to him.
He stayed at Cheltenham till about a month ago with the Hautons, and I hear attended Miss Hauton every where: but I do not think there is any reason to believe the report of his paying his addresses to her. Rosamond need not waste much pity on him. He is an out-of-sight-out-of-mind man. The pleasure of the present moment is all in all with him.
He then raised his eyes, and looking as unconcernedly as he could, resumed his former attitude, and began some trifling conversation; but whatever effort he made to appear the same as before, there was some constraint, or some difference in his voice and manner, which the young lady perceived her voice immediately changed and faltered he spoke quickly both spoke at the same time, without knowing what either said or what they said themselves their eyes met, and both were silent Miss Hauton blushed deeply.
Lady Anne neither fancies nor loves any thing or any body. She seems to have no object upon earth but to drink barley-water, and save herself from all manner of trouble or exertion, bodily or mental. So much for the Lady Arlingtons. "Buckhurst Falconer cannot be of this party Colonel Hauton has him at his regiment. But Buckhurst's two friends, the Clays, are earnestly pressed into the service.
Godfrey whispered to his mother and Miss Hauton was carried into the open air. Lady Oldborough and her smelling-bottle followed. Godfrey, leaving the young lady with them, returned quickly to the supper-room, to prevent any one from intruding upon her. He met Buckhurst Falconer and Colonel Hauton at the door, and stopped them with assurances that Miss Hauton had all the assistance she could want.
This could not break out to his equals, and his equals cared little how he treated his inferiors. His present pleasure, or rather his present business, for no man made more a business of pleasure than Colonel Hauton, was the turf.
Then, pushing back her chair, she rose, drew her veil over her face, and said, "I have sung till I have no voice left. Does nobody walk this morning?" "No, no," said Colonel Hauton; "who the deuce would be bored with being broiled at this time of day?
Norton and Lady Hauton had each collected her votaries round her: one group begging patterns of dress from Lady Hauton, who stood up in the midst of them, to have everything she wore examined and envied; the other group sat on a sofa apart, listening to Mrs.
I have been beating up for recruits all day here's one," said Colonel Hauton, turning to Godfrey Percy. "Excuse me," said Godfrey, "I am engaged I am obliged to join my regiment immediately." He bowed gravely to Miss Hauton wished her a good morning; and, without trusting himself to another look, retreated, saying to himself,
His first play was produced in the year that Caecilius died, 166 B.C.; the Hecyra next year; the Hauton Timorumenos in 163; the Eunuchus and Phormio in 161; the Adelphoe in 160; and in the following year the poet died at the age of twenty-six, while sailing round the coast of Greece. The maturity of mind shown by so young a man is very remarkable.
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