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She went through the kitchen at Huntercombe: she was so well known there, nobody objected: she flew up the stairs, and into Lady Bassett's bedroom. "Oh, my lady! my lady!" Lady Bassett screamed, at her sudden entrance and wild appearance. Mary Meyrick told her all in a few wild words. She wrung her hands with a great fear. "It's no time for that," cried Mary, fiercely.
I'll do everything I can to take him down. If a man wants to be my lawyer he must enter into my feelings a little." Wheeler, to whom he was more valuable than ever now, consented somewhat reluctantly, and called at Huntercombe Hall next day with the writ, and sent in his card. Lady Bassett heard of this, and asked if it was Mr. Bassett's friend. The butler said he thought it was.
By-and-by her natural volubility overpowered her, and she talked to Bassett about herself and Huntercombe House, but always with a secret reserve. Later such is the force of habit each used to look forward with satisfaction to the Saturday meeting, although each distrusted and feared the other at bottom.
In a word, content with the result of his anonymous letter, he confined himself now to cannily out-living the wrongful heir his cousin. One fine frosty day the chimneys of Huntercombe began to show signs of life; vertical columns of blue smoke rose in the air, one after another, till at last there were about forty going. Old servants flowed down from London.
When she read Mary's first letter from Huntercombe Hall Rhoda was rather taken aback at first; but, on reflection, she wrote to Mary, saying she could stay there on two conditions: she must be discreet, and never mention her sister Rhoda in the house, and she must not be tempted to renew her acquaintance with Richard Bassett.
Oldfield was summoned to Huntercombe, and all engagements given up for the day, that he might dine alone with them and talk the matter over. Sir Charles thought he could justify; but when it came to the point he could only prove that Richard had done several ungentleman-like things of a nature a stout jury would consider trifles. Mr.
Now learning to read and write was wormwood to Mary Wells; but the prize was so great; she knew all about the Huntercombe estates, partly from her sister, partly from Bassett himself. She set about it as follows: One day that she was doing Lady Bassett's hair she sighed several times. This was to attract the lady's attention, and it succeeded. "Is there anything the matter, Mary?" "No, my lady."
In due course Miss Somerset wrote him back that she was in the country, hunting, at no very great distance from Huntercombe Hall; she would sent up to town for her desk; the letter would be there, if she had kept it at all. Oldfield groaned at this cool conjecture, and wrote back directly, urging expedition. This produced an effect that he had not anticipated.
Meyrick, and lived in a farmhouse not quite a mile from the Hall. She used often to come to the Hall, and take a peep at her lamb: this was the name she gave Mr. Bassett long after he had ceased to be a child. About four years after the triumphant return to Huntercombe, Lady Bassett conceived a sudden coldness toward the little boy, though he was universally admired.
I hope to show you you are mistaken." The ladies rose to go: Lady Bassett took leave of them thus: "Good-by, my most valued friend, and sister in sorrow; good-by, my dear daughter." At the gate of Huntercombe, whom should they meet but Compton Bassett, looking very pale and unhappy.
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