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Behind the group rose the house, with light streaming from its lace-draped windows, the pictures and globe-like lamps of the deserted drawing-room making a charming effect. Everybody had been silent for some time that is, for half a minute, which seems a long time under such circumstances when Mrs. Lancaster's voice broke the stillness. "Oh for a whiff of mountain-air or a sea-breeze!" she said.
The analysis of Lancaster's mixture gave various results, but when Rogers "found" rhubarb and black-lead this was held the correct find, and after this verdict the generous five put up the test-tubes in the rack. They all said Rogers had settled the matter, and anyway they had had a jolly time.
The elder women were invariably kind and helpful, and though she liked the girls, she soon discovered in herself a growing feeling of respect for these older women. They represented a different type, for the hardness she noticed in some of the younger girls was entirely lacking in the women of Miss Lancaster's generation.
Lois, with her freshness, was like a breath of Spring to the society woman, who was a little jaded with her experience; and the elder lady, on her part, treated the young girl with a warmth that was half maternal, half the cordiality of an elder sister. What part Gordon Keith played in this friendship must be left to surmise. It was to Mrs. Lancaster's that Lois now took her way.
"Don't go much on that talk. Ten years, twenty years maybe. Too early yet." Lancaster's face lengthened. He blinked in dismay. "My idea," went on Braden, "is cows. Goin' t' be a lot of money in 'em, sure as you're alive. Hear Clark's made a good thing of his'n." "Cows!" said Lancaster, in disgust. "Cows don' help a country; don' raise th' price o' lan'."
"Perhaps it would be best so, dame, and I have good hope that it will be as you say. I care not much for the Court, where Lancaster and Gloucester overshadow the king. Still, a man can play his part there; though I would not that he should attach himself to Lancaster's faction or to Gloucester's, for both are ambitious, and it will be a struggle between them for supremacy.
I am going to him this instant! I must see him again! My Rupert, my only love!" And with this she started to the door. "Olive," cried Mrs. Easterfield, springing from her chair, "stop, don't you do that! Come back. You must not " But the girl had flown down the stairs, and was gone. Mr. Lancaster's Backers. Olive found Mr. Hemphill under a tree upon the lawn.
I have heard say that some in the Duke of Lancaster's palace show them favour, and it is no news that the Queen whose soul God pardon! did lean that way. In all open hours she was reading of Scripture in the vulgar tongue.
In answer to Lancaster's questions on this subject, some sought older associates because they could learn more from them, found them better or more steadfast friends, craved sympathy and found most of it from older and perhaps married people.
Visitors were in the parlor; Auntie, thinking of pan-gravy and hot biscuits, was being visibly driven to madness by them. Susan charitably took Mrs. Cobb and Annie and Daisy off Mrs. Lancaster's hands, and listened sympathetically to a dissertation upon the thanklessness of sons. Mrs.
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