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Even this was not composed by himself, for Cousin George, though he could often talk well, or at least sufficiently well for the purposes which he had on hand, was not good with his pen on such an occasion as this. Lady Altringham had sent him by post a rough copy of what he had better say, and he had copied her ladyship's words verbatim.
She was not so grandly dressed as the others, her dress was only blue linen with white bands on it, and she had only a sailor hat with a buckle and bow, but she was of her ladyship's world of London people, nevertheless, and they liked her more than they had ever liked a lady before. It was a fine treat, and she seemed to have made it so.
"They are a present on my marriage," says Beatrix. "From her Majesty?" asks the Duke. "The Queen is very good." "From my cousin Henry from our cousin Henry" cry both the ladies in a breath. "I have not the honor of knowing the gentleman. I thought that my Lord Castlewood had no brother: and that on your ladyship's side there were no nephews."
With an effort he steadied himself, then opened and read them one by one, his son's brief letter last it was merely a calm farewell, with a request that justice should be done his son. At that moment Falby entered and said: "Her ladyship's compliments, and all the guests have arrived, sir." "My compliments to her ladyship, and ask her to give me five minutes yet, Falby."
It was an agreeable variety of company and of thought to him, and he promised to go sometimes to her ladyship's parties a promise which delighted her much, particularly as he had not yet given a copy of the verses to Lady Spilsbury.
But it fairly took my breath, the adroit and expeditious manner in which Struthers had that welter of luggage unstrapped and unbuckled and warped into place and things stowed away, even down to her ladyship's rather ridiculous folding canvas bathtub.
"Put her head through a pane of glass," said the butler, in a soft voice suited to the pathetic nature of the communication. "By great good fortune her ladyship had been dressed for the day, and had got her turban on. This saved her ladyship's head. But her ladyship's neck, sir, had a very narrow escape.
Her ladyship's temples seemed to narrow with hatred. Bazelhurst had told the men privately that she was passing sleepless nights in order to "hate that fellow Shaw" to her full capacity. "My dear, I have given positive orders to Tompkins and he swears he'll carry them out," said he hastily. "I suppose Tompkins is to throw him into the river again."
And our princess performs before his lordship one of those curtseys of which she was not a little proud; and I fancy I see some of the company venturing to smile. "By George! madam," says Mr. Lee, "since Count Borulawski, I have not seen a bow so elegant as your ladyship's." "And pray, sir, who was Count Borulawski?" asks Madam.
But now, by my father's especial commandment, I obey him in presenting to you my humble duty in a tedious letter, which is to know your Ladyship's pleasure, not as a thing I desire: but I resolve to be wholly ruled by my father and yourself, knowing your judgments to be such that I may well rely upon, and hoping that conscience and the natural affection parents bear to children will let you do nothing but for my good, and that you may receive comfort, I being a mere child and not understanding the world nor what is good for myself.
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