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Lamont was presented to her, he made no attempt to disguise how completely he was smitten by her. "That is a delightful waltz," he said, bending over the little hand as the dance music struck up.
As I'm apparently out of the race, go to it, Mr. Trent and win her. Good luck to you. I don't think you'll have much trouble." Dorian was somewhat nonplused by this fulsome outburst. He could not for a moment find anything to say. The two men looked at each other for a moment as if each were measuring the other. Then Mr. Lamont said: "If at any time I can help you, let me know call on me.
Lieutenant King, of the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenants Lamont and Bartley, each in command of thirty men of the gallant 49th, gave the enemy a reception more warm than welcome. Overwhelmed, however, by numbers, the artillery and the detachment of the 49th, under Lamont gave way, when Lieutenant King had succeeded in spiking his guns.
Fat wad the neighbors be sayin' if they saw Kirsty Lamont gang to a concert in a rent week fashin' aboot like that!" "But Phem that's my eldest dochter, ye ken she wad ha' me gang alang. She bade me put on my bonnet and my dolman, and said she'd pay for me, so's to leave the siller for the rent. So I said I'd gang, since they were so keen like, and we set oot jist as John came hame for his tea.
Jay Gardiner would return on the midnight train, and when he found she was not there, he would institute a search for her, and some one of the scouting party would find her in that broken-down coach by the road-side, with Victor Lamont as her companion. She dared not think what would happen then. Perhaps there would be a duel; perhaps, in his anger, Jay Gardiner might turn his weapon upon herself.
"Is there anything that I can do?" "I don't think of anything," said he. "Not now," added the mother in a tone which indicated that she did not wish the implied occasion to be too severe. The father followed Dorian out in the yard. There Dorian asked: "Brother Duke, has this Mr. Lamont been about lately?" "He was here yesterday. He came, he said, as soon as he heard of Carlia's disappearance.
"Fate hastened and furthered my plans for departure. Made aware that the Baroness was suspicious of my fault, and learning that my lover was suddenly called to the bedside of his fiancee, I made my escape from the town and left no trace behind. I went to that vast haystack of lost needles New York, and effaced Berene Dumont in Mrs Lamont.
Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed; then slowly one, two, three, four another five; then replacing his watch in his pocket, and quivering with rage, Victor Lamont started for the house. The sound of the galloping hoofs of Victor Lamont's steed had scarcely died away in the distance ere Bernardine opened her eyes and looked wonderingly about her.
For our lads usually fetched partners from elsewhere, and maidens being accustomed to migrate to service in the south, found mates there even as the swallows. "I thought that would fetch you!" cried Val triumphant. "And now give a guess." But I racked my brains to no purpose. "It's not Widow Lamont, and it's not Robina " "Why not?" he asked. But I saw he was quizzing. "It's a widow," he said.
If she had stopped to consider, even for one instant, she would have declined the invitation; but, almost before she had decided whether she should say yes or no, Victor Lamont had lifted her in his strong arms, placed her in the cab, and sprung in after her. Pretty, jolly Sally Gardiner looked a trifle embarrassed. "Oh, how imprudent, Mr.
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