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"I find it rather cold," said Mrs. Heatherstone, drawing her thick sealskin mantle tighter round her figure. "We are detaining Mr. West, too." "So we are, my dear, so we are. Drive on, coachman. Good-day, Mr. West." The carriage rattled away towards the Hall, and I trotted thoughtfully onwards to the little country metropolis. As I passed up the High Street, Mr.
When Pablo and Billy had both had something to eat, the cart was filled with pots of flowers, and several, other little things as presents from Patience Heatherstone, and Pablo set off on his return. "Well, Edward, you do look like a " said Clara, stopping. "Like a secretary, I hope," added Edward. "Well, you don't look like a forester; does he, Patience?" continued Clara.
Tell him that I have just made known to you his noble and disinterested conduct." "You are right I will. I fear, however, Humphrey, that you are right, and Edith wrong, as regards his daughter." "Nay, Edward, recollect that I have, as Edith observed, passed my life in the woods." Edward was most kindly received by Mr Heatherstone.
Alice and Edith had brought out some milk, biscuits, and all the fruit that was ripe, with some bread, a piece of cold salt beef, and a ham: and they were eating as well as talking. "I have been praising your sisters' housekeeping, Armitage," said the Intendant. "Your farm appears to be very productive." "Alice expected Miss Heatherstone, sir," replied Edward, "and made an unusual provision.
He said this to Humphrey, who has all along been acting as his factotum in the business; and recollect, at the time that Mr Heatherstone commenced the rebuilding of the mansion, what prospect was there of the restoration of the king, or of your ever being in a position to apply for the restoration of your property?
Maister Fothergill West and the meenister say that I maun tell all I can aboot General Heatherstone and his hoose, but that I maunna say muckle aboot mysel' because the readers wouldna care to hear aboot me or my affairs.
Edward continued at the intendant's, and gave great satisfaction to Mr. Heatherstone. He passed his time very agreeably, sometimes going out to shoot deer with Oswald, and often supplying venison to his brother and sisters at the cottage. During the autumn, Patience very often went to the cottage, and occasionally Mr.
In this way we came back to Edinburgh very much more important people than we left it, and with no further reason to be uneasy about the details of housekeeping. But, in truth, the whole household has been dissolved, for I have been married for some months to my dear Gabriel, and Esther is to become Mrs. Heatherstone upon the 23rd of the month.
Edward then changed the conversation. Soon afterwards dinner was announced, and Clara again observed to Edward "Why do you always call Patience, Mistress Heatherstone? Ought he not to call her Patience, sir?" said Clara, appealing to the Intendant. "That must depend upon his own feelings, my dear Clara," replied Mr Heatherstone. "It is my intention to waive ceremony as much as possible.
How wears our good friend Heatherstone, and his daughter?" "Quite well, sir." "And he told me in one of his former letters that he had the daughter of our poor friend Ratcliffe with him. Is it not so?" "It is, Mr Langton; and as gentle and pretty a child as you could wish to see." "When did you arrive in London?" "Yesterday evening, sir." "And do you propose any stay?"
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