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It would be pleasant to have to say to inquisitive friends, "We could not attend it; we were engaged to Heartburg." Many a lady, of more account in the world than Deborah or Amilly West, has resorted to a less innocent ruse to conceal an offered slight.
"What should they do at Heartburg?" she fractiously asked. "They went over yesterday to remain until to-day, I hear." Subsiding into silence, she lay quite still, save for her panting breath, holding Lionel's hand as he bent over her. Some noise in the corridor outside attracted her attention, and she signed to him to open the door. "Perhaps it is Dr. Hayes," she murmured. "He is better than Jan."
She stretched out her hand for some cooling drink that was near, and Lionel gave her a teaspoonful. He was giving her another, but she jerked her head away and spilled it. "It's not nice," she said. So he put it down. "I want to see Deborah," she resumed. "My dear, they are at Heartburg. I told you so this morning. They will be home, no doubt, by the next train. Jan has sent to them."
And Miss Deb and Miss Amilly are gone to a party at Heartburg." "Is he?" returned Lucy, referring to Jan, and surprised to hear the news; balls not being in Jan's line. "I can't make it out," remarked Master Cheese. "He and Sir Edmund used to be cronies, I think; so I suppose that has taken him. But I am glad they are all off: it gives me a whole evening to myself. He and Mr.
"I didn't know she'd bring a host of things with her that she has brought," was the answering shaft lanced by Mrs. Tynn. "Don't you see that I am waiting? Will you send out for some?" "It's not to be had in Deerham," said Mrs. Tynn. "If it must be had, one of the men must go to Heartburg. Why won't the paper do that was over 'em before?" "There not enough of that.
"But you must afford me some treat in place of it," she immediately added. "Will you promise to take me for a whole day next week to Heartburg?" "Willingly," replied Lionel. "There is to be a morning concert at Heartburg next Tuesday. If you feel well enough, we can attend that."
And the next thing I heard was, that the start had took place; they a-walking to Heartburg, and taking the train there. You might just have knocked me down with a puff of wind." "Such a howling and screeching followed on, sir," put in Peckaby. "I were at the forge, and it reached all the way to our ears, over there. Chuff, he thought as the place had took fire and the missis was a-burning."
Entering the general sitting-room without ceremony, his eyes fell upon a supper-table and Master Cheese; the latter regaling himself upon apple-puffs to his heart's content. "Where are the Misses West?" asked Lionel. "Gone to a party," responded the young gentleman, as soon as he could get his mouth sufficiently empty to speak. "Where to?" "To Heartburg, sir.
West. Rumours of the same nature had circulated once or twice before during the progress of the last half dozen years; but they had died away again, or had been hushed up, never coming to anything. For one thing, their reputed scene had not lain at the immediate spot, but at Heartburg; and distance is a great discouragement to ill-natured tattle. This fresh scandal, however, was nearer.
Her mind was made up to it; and her telling Lionel in the morning that she'd give up going, provided he would promise to take her for a day's pleasure to Heartburg, was only a ruse to throw the house off its guard." Jan passed down; Lucy sat on.
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