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'Father will see that, said Netta; 'he will be in such a passion. 'Serve him right, replied Howel, and called the page and sent the letters to the post. The carriage was at the door, and the luggage in. Mrs Griffith Jenkins was busily engaged in packing up the cake and a spare bottle of champagne, together with a few other confections' in a stray hamper. 'Make haste, mother, cried Howel.
Howel took possession of the letter of advice concerning it, and told his mother he had opened it because she was out when it arrived, and he had not a moment to lose in obtaining the money from the bank.
All his beauties had bright eyes, bright complexions, mirthful smiles, and were very 'jolly, which seemed to be the word including all that was necessary to make a woman charming in his eyes. 'So, Netta, Howel has come into a fine fortune! he began one morning, when he and his sister were alone together. 'I suppose he won't think of little cousin Netta now?
At once he spoke as an ambassador in that Higher name he had feared to use before. Rowland had had ten years' experience of men as bad and worse than Howel, and had learnt how to speak to them, and to seize the mood of the listener. He knew Howel well; and he, therefore, used the strong and powerful language of the Bible, as the priests, prophets, and apostles used it as the word of God to man.
When Howel had finished all his instructions concerning the future, he thoroughly entered into the present, and enchanted his companions by his general knowledge of the passing scenes, and the amusing stories he had to tell.
Howel peeps out and sees Netta's worthy uncle, bag on back, setting forth on some archæological search. Howel and Netta lean back in the fly whilst he passes, little thinking whom the vehicle contains. 'Uncle and aunt will be glad at least, says Netta. 'Aunt says you are very clever and handsome, Howel, and wonders why father won't let us 'Marry, Netta say the word.
Thus the stonemason was touched more deeply perhaps than he would have owned, by the likening of his face to that of Solomon in the clay figures of little Gwillym ap Howel. As the work on the church progressed three friends of David's journeyed from Salisbury to see him. They had come from Lombardy a long time ago, when they were Piero, Andrea and Gianbattista.
As to his mother, knowing her peculiar tastes, he gave her a glass of brandy and water, upon plea of illness, which she took with evident pleasure; but fearing to attract the attention of the smart people around her, sipped so daintly, that it was not half finished when the signal to return to the carriages sounded, and Howel hurried her off.
He is amongst the plebeians, we the patricians; he is canaille, we are noblesse. 'What are they, Howel? ''Tis a pleasure to be hearing you talk, Howel, says Mrs Jenkins, yawning and rubbing her eyes.
He walked down the passage, and heard the door opened behind him. 'Owen, come here, I will let you in, 'There's a good little sister. 'Don't palaver me, sir, burst forth Netta, as soon as her door was closed. 'You are all unfeeling, unnatural, cruel, selfish, hard-hearted heathens! You don't care for me or Howel any more than as if we were strangers.
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