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As for Darkly, he had better keep out of my way. I'll horsewhip him the first time I see him, and send him to make acquaintance with the horse-pond afterward." He vaulted lightly into the saddle as he spoke. The brawny gamekeeper stood gazing after him as he ambled down the leafy avenue. "His father's son," he said; "the proudest gentleman in Devonshire, and the most headstrong.
"But there's nothing to be done," he pointed out; it was not like this ruthless woman to waste time crying over spilt milk. "They are both of age, and they are married; that's all there is to it. I went into the mayor's office and found the registry. The marriage is all right so far as that goes. As for David men don't go out with a gun or a horsewhip in these fine times. He won't do anything.
Now he had, alas, allowed it to get the better of him. No doubt he had been insulted; but, nevertheless, he had been wrong to speak of a horsewhip. His one great object must now be to conciliate his father-in-law, and he had certainly increased his difficulty in doing this by his squabble down at Silverbridge.
On first entering the nuptial hut the bridegroom draws forth his horsewhip and inflicts chastisement upon his bride, with the view of taming any lurking propensity to shrewishness. As it is no uncommon event to take four wives at once, this horsewhipping is naturally rather exhausting for the husband.
As soon as he had left, Tilliard burst in, white with agitation, and crying, "Did you see my awful faux pas about the horsewhip? What shall I do? I must call on Elliot. Or had I better write?" "Miss Pembroke will not mind," said Ansell gravely. "She is unconventional." He knelt in an arm-chair and hid his face in the back. "It was like a bomb," said Tilliard. "It was meant to be."
Bess was riding a stout, rough-looking nag, apparently well able to sustain her weight, and carried the redoubtable horsewhip with her.
This shall be no obstacle to my revenge. Neither shall Emily Brown be exposed to the mercenary solicitations of a scoundrel, odious in her eyes, and contemptible in everybody else’s: nor will I tamely submit to the clandestine attacks of a base umbrella-maker. ‘Sir. Should I be disappointed in seeing you there, I will do myself the pleasure of calling with a horsewhip.
Before him he saw Vlassitch's fence with a row of yellow acacias, which were tall and lanky too; where the fence was broken he could see the neglected orchard. Pyotr Mihalitch was not thinking now of the horsewhip or of a slap in the face, and did not know what he would do at Vlassitch's. He felt nervous.
If he were a hundred men I'd horsewhip him " He dropped his voice suddenly and unnaturally. "Bathsheba, sweet, lost coquette, pardon me! I've been blaming you, threatening you, behaving like a churl to you, when he's the greatest sinner.
"Let the child alone, you great coward or I 'll horsewhip you!" Getz recovered himself. His face was black with passion. He lifted the horsewhip which he carried. "You'll horsewhip me me, Jake Getz, that can put you off William Penn TO-MORROW if I want!
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