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Since the death of his youngest son, she had been indefatigable in her attentions, and sanguine in her hopes; the disappointment affected both her interest and her pride, as an INTRIGANTE. It was necessary, however, to keep her feelings to herself; for if Heathcock should hear anything of the matter before the articles were signed, he might 'be off! so she put him and Lady Isabel into her coach directly drove to Gray's, to make sure at all events of the jewels.
Lord Colambre was 'indeed UNDENIABLY AN OLD AQUAINTANCE: and as soon as she had recovered from her first natural start and vulgar exclamation, she with very easy familiarity hoped 'My Lady Clonbrony, and my lord, and Miss Nugent, and all her friends in the family, were well; and said, 'she did not know whether she was to congratulate his lordship or not upon Miss Broadhurst, my Lady Berryl's marriage, but she should soon have to hope for his lordship's congratulations for another marriage in HER present family lady Isabel to Colonel Heathcock, who has come in for a large portion, and they are buying the wedding clothes sights of clothes and the di'monds, this day; and Lady Dashfort and my Lady Isabel sent me especially, sir, to you, Mr.
'One can't ALWAYS fish, or shoot, I apprehend, sir, said Heathcock. 'Not always but sometimes, said Williamson, laughing; 'for I suspect shrewdly you've forgot some of your sporting in Bond Street. 'Eh! 'pon honour! re'lly now! said the colonel, retreating again to his safe entrenchment of affectation, from which he never could venture without imminent danger.
Godey's; where ONLY, in his Majesty's dominions, it is to be had, said the count. The whole dish vanished in a few seconds. ''Pon honour! I do believe this is the thing the queen's so fond of, said Heathcock.
Captain Benson, who was a famous WHIP, took his seat on the box of the barouche, and the rest of the party had the pleasure of her ladyship's conversation for three or four miles: of her ladyship's conversation for Lord Colambre's thoughts were far distant; Captain Williamson had not anything to say; and Heathcock nothing but, 'Eh! re'lly now! 'pon honour!
Then there was the stalwart English cheer of the sirloin, and the round; there were the vast plum-puddings, the juicy mutton, the venison; there was the game, now just in season, the half-tame wild fowl of English covers, the half-domesticated wild deer of English parks, the heathcock from the far-off hills of Scotland, and one little prairie hen, and some canvas- back ducks obtained, Heaven knows how, in compliment to Redclyffe from his native shores.
I never heard any wolves and they are usually not found in the Siberian regions covered with mountains and forest. But there was another beast, who was my neighbor, and one of us had to go away. One day, coming back from the hunt with a big heathcock, I suddenly noticed among the trees a black, moving mass. I stopped and, looking very attentively, saw a bear, digging away at an ant-hill.
Much game of all kinds is thus driven out to be shot, but the sportsman finds true pleasure only in tracking the single heathcock, the solitary chamois. Yet, no," and in her eagerness she flung her bandaged hand so high into the air that she groaned with pain and was forced to keep silence.
"No, no," said Lady Langdale; "daughters would be past all endurance." "There's a cousin, though, a Miss Nugent," said Mrs. Dareville, "that Lady Clonbrony has with her." "Best part of her, too," said Colonel Heathcock "d d fine girl! never saw her look better than at the opera to-night!" "Fine complexion! as Lady Clonbrony says, when she means a high colour," said Lady Langdale.
These birds are worthy of being transmitted a great way to market; for ortolans, it is well known, are brought from France to supply the markets of London." "Eh! re'lly now! your Irish ortolans are famous good eating," said Heathcock. "Worth being quartered in Ireland, faith! to taste 'em," said Benson. The count recommended to Lady Dashfort some of "that delicate sweetmeat, the Irish plum."
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