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My suit is prospering, and at length the long-sought, long-hoped for moment is come " "Well, Harry," said Kilkee, as he dashed open the door. "Well, Harry, how are you, better than last night, I hope?" "Oh yes, considerably. In fact, I can't think what could have been the matter with me; but I felt confoundedly uncomfortable." "You did! Why, man, what can you mean; was it not a joke?"
I repeated over and over all his lordship's most polite speeches, trying to solve the mystery of them; but in vain: a thousand explanations occurred, but none of them I felt at all satisfactory; that there was some mystery somewhere, I had no doubt; for I remarked all through that Lord Kilkee laid some stress upon my identity, and even seemed surprised at my being is such banishment.
Here is my cousin Guy the only one to whom, in any doubt or difficulty here, I could refer here he is flown, without letting me know where to address him or find him out. I rung my bell hastily, and having written a line on my card, requesting Lord Kilkee to come to me as soon as he could, despatched it to the Rue de la Paix.
Captain Mann, the officer in charge at Kilkee, induced a coast-guard there to take to quern making. This man turned out querns at from ten to twelve shillings each, and got a ready sale for them; Mr. Trevelyan recommended them to all, but it would seem their sale was confined to the locality.
Just at this instant, Kilkee caught my eye, and rushing over from his place beside his partner, shook me by both hands, saying, "Delighted to see you here Lorrequer, but as I can't stay now, promise to sup with me to-night at the 'Cross'." I accepted of course, and the next instant, he was whirling along in his waltze, with one of the most lovely German girls I ever saw.
"Guilty on every count of the indictment," said I; "I throw myself on the mercy of the court." "Let his sentence then be banishment," said Lady Catherine with affected anger, "and let him go with papa." "I rather think," said Lord Kilkee, "the better plan is to let him visit the conservatory, for I'd wager a fifty he finds it more difficult to invent botany, than canvass freeholders; eh?"
Before I had time for another question Kilkee passed his arm within mine, and led me along the corridor, pouring out, the entire time a whole rhapsody about the practical joke of my late illness, which he was pleased to say would ring from one end of Europe to the other. Lord Callonby was alone in the breakfast-room when we entered, and the moment he perceived me called out,
I suspected that his Lordship read in my partial defence of Kilkee, a slight attempt to prop up my own case, and felt confused and embarrassed beyond measure at the detection. "Well, we shall have time enough for all this. Now let us hear something of my old friend Sir Guy. How is he looking?" "I am unfortunately unable to give you any account of him.
Kilkee too has taken some dislike to Guy. You have only, however, to talk to him on the matter, and he is sure to pay attention to you." "And, Harry," said my uncle, "tell Guy, I am much displeased that he is not here, I expected him to leave Paris with me, but some absurd wager at the Jockey Club detained him."
The second daughter was some years younger, and said to be also very handsome; but as yet she had not been brought into society. Of the son, Lord Kilkee, I only heard that he had been a very gay fellow at Oxford, where he was much liked, and although not particularly studious, had given evidence of talent.
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