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Updated: June 10, 2025
And the ice vanished from the river, and the dark stream flowed, somewhat sullen, but yet glad at heart, on through the low meadows bordered with pollards, which, poor things, maltreated and mutilated, yet did the best they could, and went on growing wildly in all insane shapes pitifully mingling formality and grotesqueness. And the next day the hounds met at Castle Irksham.
"You did not hear, Smith, what that young rascal of a doctor said to Lord Irksham last night?" "No, what was it?"
One more cheer for the doctor but no one dared to follow him. They scattered in different directions to find a less perilous crossing. I stuck by my leader. "By Jove! Cathcart," said Lord Irksham, as they parted, "that doctor of yours is a hero. He ought to have been bred a soldier."
And sure enough, I was right; and Harry did dine at Castle Irksham on Monday. Adela's eyes showed clearly enough that her ears were devouring every word we had said; and the glow on her face could not be mistaken by me at least, though to another it might well appear only the sign of such an enthusiasm as one would like every girl to feel in the presence of noble conduct of any kind.
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