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Houghton's train was in and she and Edith, shifting for themselves, had presumably taken a hack to find their way to Maurice's house. He was mortified, but annoyed, too, because it involved giving Eleanor some sort of lying explanation for his discourtesy. "I'll have to cook up some kind of yarn!" he thought, disgustedly...
"See here, Houghton," remarked jolly Mr. Willoughby, "earthquakes and secret conferences with my wife are more than a fellow can stand at one and the same time." "You shall soon have consolation," said George, hastening away, followed by Clancy, Aun' Sheba, Jube, and Sam. When the last-named worthy appeared near Mr. Houghton's barn the horses whinnied and the two dogs barked joyously. "Mr.
I am enabled to state on irrefragable authority, that Lord Houghton's sudden departure from Dublin on Sunday week was entirely due to his alarm at the shifting aspect of affairs, which rendered instant conference with Mr. Gladstone a matter of urgent necessity.
And amid the motley crowd the genial host was omnipresent, with a warm greeting and a twinkling smile for each successive guest a good story, a happy quotation, the last morsel of piquant gossip, the newest theory of ethics or of politics. Lord Houghton's humour had a quality which was quite its own.
She was even more emphatic in her disapproval of young Houghton's presence than the captain or Mrs. Bodine had been. "I shall never accept any invitation from Mrs. Willoughby after this," she said firmly. "Well now, Mara," replied Ella, with a little toss of her head, "I can't share in that spirit. Mr. Houghton is a gentleman, and I could meet him in society, chat with him, and let it end there.
Houghton's face turned black, and he was about to answer angrily, but Cayley said: "On my honour I will play a fair game," he said. For an instant their eyes were fixed on each other; then, with a gesture for Cayley to follow, Houghton went towards the house. Five, minutes later Houghton said to his wife: "Alice, a stranger has come."
"Drink to the death of hate. He and I have made up." The veteran hesitated, and a spasm, as if from a wrench of pain, passed over his face. Then he took the glass, and said coldly, "I drink to your recovery, sir." "I thank you," was Mr. Houghton's response. "A very fair beginning, Hugh, for a man," his cousin resumed. "You might as well give up at once, though.
The Association appear to have found considerable difficulty in supplying Major Houghton's place; and had made known their readiness to give a liberal compensation to any person, competently qualified, who might be willing to proceed on this important and arduous mission.
Houghton's face turned black, and he was about to answer angrily, but Cayley said: "On my honour I will play a fair game," he said. For an instant their eyes were fixed on each other; then, with a gesture for Cayley to follow, Houghton went towards the house. Five, minutes later Houghton said to his wife: "Alice, a stranger has come."
And she did feel, she was always feeling, that her husband ought to remember that she had never brought counter-charges against him. She had told no one of Mrs. Houghton's letter. She was far too proud to give the slightest hint that she too had her grievance. But surely he should remember it. "I should like to go," she said. "Then come back with me to-morrow."
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