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"Phineas, you mistake," he answered, rather sharply. "She is quite safe as safe as the others. I wrote to Dr. Jenner himself. But don't mention that I spoke about this." "Why not?" "Because to-day I heard that they have had the small-pox at Kingswell." I felt a cold shudder.
It was a tumble-down village, where John held and managed for me the sole remnant of landed property which my poor father had left me. "Kingswell! why there are not a dozen houses in the place." "The fewer the better, my dear madam. The election would cost me scarcely any trouble; and the country be vastly the gainer by your husband's talents and probity.
It seemed almost too short a journey, when, putting his hand on the mare's bridle the creature loved him, and turned to lick his arm the minute he came near John stopped me to see the view from across Kingswell churchyard. "Look, what a broad valley, rich in woods, and meadow-land, and corn. How quiet and blue lie the Welsh hills far away. It does one good to look at them.
John had ridden off early to the flour-mill, which he still kept on, together with the house at Norton Bury he always disliked giving up any old associations. At dinner-time he came home, saying he was going out again immediately. Ursula looked uneasy. A few minutes after, she followed me under the walnut-tree, where I was sitting with Muriel, and asked me if I would go with John to Kingswell.
"Tell her," he said to me, when, the meeting having dispersed, he asked me to ride home and explain the reason of his detention at Kingswell "Tell my wife all. She will be pleased, you know." Ay, she was. Her face glowed and brightened as only a wife's can a wife whose dearest pride is in her husband's honour. Nevertheless, she hurried me back again as quickly as I came.
He is deeply in debt, at Norton Bury and elsewhere. Warrants are out against him; and only as an M.P. can he be safe from outlawry. Add to this, an offence common as daylight, yet which the law dare not wink at when made patent that he has bribed, with great or small sums, every one of the fifteen electors of Kingswell; and I think I have said enough to convince any honest Englishman that Mr.
She had dropped for ever out of her old life, as completely as a star out of the sky. Henceforth, for years and years, neither in our home, nor, I believe, in any other, was there the slightest mention made of Lady Caroline Brithwood. All the next day John was from home, settling the Kingswell affair. The ejected tenants our tenants now left us at last, giving a parting cheer for Mr.
I thought we would begin a sort of yearly festival for the old tan-yard people, and those about the flour-mill, and the Kingswell tenants ah, Phineas, wasn't I right about those Kingswell folk?"
At first he was puzzled to know what address to put, but finally decided upon the following: Major A. Vernon, care of Miss Champers, The Court, near Kingswell, England. Adding in the corner, From A. V., Asiki Land, Africa. It was all childish enough, he knew, yet when it was done he regarded his handiwork with a sort of satisfaction.
Perhaps on account of her infirmity she had been the pet of her parents; but she was of a gentle nature, and was beautiful to look upon, even with her sightless eyes. The time for the election of the member for Kingswell had come round, and as Luxmore had failed to induce John Halifax to stand, he put up a pliable nominee.
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