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"It's Calf-Gibbie, my leddy," said John, in a tone rather above the pitch of decorous respect, on which he occasionally trespassed, confiding in his merit as an ancient servant of the family and a faithful follower of their humble fortunes, "It's Calf-Gibbie, an your leddyship will hae't, that keeps Edie Henshaw's kye down yonder at the Brigg-end, that's him that was Guse-Gibbie at Tillietudlem, and gaed to the wappinshaw, and that "
Dan's face has turned positively ghastly. He looks worse than he could if he'd just failed to graduate." "Naturally," murmured Belle. "Poor boy, I'm sorry for him." "But what's the matter?" "Did you notice Miss Henshaw's jewelry?" "Not particularly. I can see, from here, that she's wearing a small diamond in each ear."
A very dense fog enveloped everything, confining the view of surrounding objects to a radius of about fifty yards. I was accompanied by a small advance-guard, my escort, and one piece of Henshaw's battery, a section of which, under Captain Henshaw, I had ordered to join my force.
"Nothing particular that I know of. Who told you that I wanted to?" Laverick, who had been standing with the instrument in his hand, sat down in his chair. "Look here," he said, "Didn't you send me a note a few minutes ago, asking me to come out to lunch at a quarter to one and meet you at Lyons'?" Henshaw's laugh was sufficient response.
He felt he could be making but little way in her favour seeing how he was failing in what he had undertaken to do for her, and as he walked he discussed with himself whether it would not be possible to hit on some more active plan of becoming acquainted with Henshaw's knowledge and intentions.
That was my 'matter of course, you see," he went on bitterly. "I knew you were Mr. William Henshaw's namesake, and Calderwell had told me the story of your coming to them when you were left alone in the world. Calderwell had said, too, that " Arkwright paused, then hurried on a little constrainedly "well, he said something that led me to think Mr. Bertram Henshaw was not a marrying man, anyway."
At least, I have a very vivid recollection of Mr. William Henshaw's going once to meet a boy with a pink, who turned out to be a girl. Now, to even things up, your girl should turn out to be a boy!" Billy smiled and reddened. "Perhaps but I don't think to-day will strike the balance," she retorted, backing toward the door.
He refused to accept any consideration for the clothes which he donated to the party, and McTee jingled a handful of Henshaw's gold in vain. Senor Jose must depart, but he would return the next day. So the three stood alone together at last. Harrigan was the first to speak. "I've an engagement. I'm afther havin' some important business on hand, Kate, colleen, so I'll be steppin' out."
Coming from Edith Morriston's champion, there was nothing surprising in that assertion. Certainly if that were the other's strong suit he could easily beat it. It was therefore in a tone of confidence and relief that he demanded, "You can prove it?" "I can." "By Miss Morriston's testimony?" "Not at all. By my own." "Your own?" Henshaw's question was put with a curling lip.
Aunt Henshaw pronounced this "very well what was of it;" and Cousin Statia smiled, though I could not well why; but her smiles were so few and far between that they always set me a wondering. The letter was sealed, however, and enclosed in a larger one of Aunt Henshaw's, who probably gave a more detailed account of matters and things than I had given.
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