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Updated: June 13, 2025
I heard Lady St Julians just now in the supper room asking the Duke to promise her that her Augustus should be a Lord of the Admiralty. She said the Treasury would not do, as there was no house, and that with such a fortune as his wife brought him he could not hire a house under a thousand a-year." "He will not have the Admiralty," said Lady Deloraine. "She looks herself to the Robes."
"Heavens! what a man for a friend!" said Lady St Julians. "Heavens!" echoed Lady Firebrace raising her hands. "And why did you not present him to me, Charles," said Lady Deloraine. "I did; at Lady Peel's." "And why did you not ask him here?" "I did several times; but he would not come." "He is going to Lansdowne House, though," said Lady Firebrace.
"Mr Ormsby, and there is no better judge of another man's income, says there are not three peers in the kingdom who have so much a year clear." "They say the Mowbray estate is forty thousand a year," said Lady St Julians. "Poor Lady de Mowbray! I understand that Mr Mountchesney has resolved not to appeal against the verdict." "You know he has not a shadow of a chance," said Lady Bardolf.
Julians and the Marchionesses of Deloraine, always sent them invitations, though they were ever declined. But the Bellamonts maintained a sort of traditional acquaintance with a few great houses, either by the ties of relationship, which, among the aristocracy, are very ramified, or by occasionally receiving travelling magnificoes at their hospitable castle.
Thursday, the Maxburys, bad dinner, but good company. Friday, Waring Cutts, a famous house for eating; but that is not in my way; however, I must go, for he sends me pines. And Saturday, I dine off a rabbit, by myself, at one o'clock, to go and see my dear darling Lady St. Julians at Richmond. So it cannot be this or next week. I will send you a note; I will tell you to-night.
Ethelberta looked as if she knew all about that, and said, 'Of course there will be no necessity to tell the Julians about my departure until they have fixed the time for coming, and cannot alter their minds.
"I have heard Charles speak of him, and I think much in his favour," said Lady Deloraine; "if he were here, he would tell us more about it. I wonder he does not come: he never misses looking in after a great division and giving me all the news." "Do you know, my dear friend," said Lady St Julians with an air of some solemnity, "I am half meditating a great stroke? This is not a time for trifling.
Lady St Julians had the first information of this important circumstance; it confirmed her original conviction: she determined to go on with her quadrille. Egremont, with something interesting at stake himself, was staggered by this announcement, and by Lady St Julians' unshaken faith. He consulted his mother: Lady Marney shook her head. "Poor woman!" said Lady Marney, "she is always wrong.
The entrance of the gentlemen produced the same effect on the saloon as sunrise on the world; universal animation, a general though gentle stir. The Grand-duke, bowing to every one, devoted himself to the daughter of Lady St. Julians, who herself pinned Lord Beaumanoir before he could reach Mrs. Guy Flouncey. Coningsby instead talked nonsense to that lady. Brilliant cavaliers, including Mr.
Lady St Julians was determined that the heiress of Mowbray should marry one of her sons. She watched therefore with a restless eye all those who attempted to monopolize Lady Joan's attention, and contrived perpetually to interfere with their manoeuvres.
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