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'Look here, Rose, said Laxley; 'I meet him, he insults me, and to get out of the consequences tells me he's the son of a tailor, and a tailor himself; knowing that it ties my hands. Very well, he puts himself hors de combat to save his bones. Let him unsay it, and choose whether he 'll apologize or not, and I'll treat him accordingly.
Her brevity influenced him to speak to the point. 'You have dismissed Mr. Laxley, my lady: he is innocent. 'How do you know that? 'Because, a whirl of sensations beset the wretched youth, 'because I am guilty. His words had run ahead of his wits; and in answer to Lady Jocelyn's singular exclamation he could but simply repeat them.
Evremonde, nearing whom, the Countess, while one ear was being filled by Harry's eulogy of her brother's recent handling of Laxley, and while her intense gratification at the success of her patient management of her most difficult subject made her smiles no mask, heard, 'Is it not impossible to suppose such a thing? A hush ensued the Countess passed.
'I will remember he is your friend, Rose returned demurely; and again laughed, as she related to Jenny Graine the comic appearance Mr. Raikes had presented. Laxley waited for a pause, and then said: 'I have met this Mr. Raikes. As a friend of the family, I should protest against his admission here in any office whatever into the upper part of the house, at least. He is not a gentleman.
At present I'm not bound to do more than respect the house I find he has somehow got admission to. 'It's clear it was that other fellow, said Harry, casting a side-glance up at the Countess's window. Rose looked straight at Laxley, and abruptly turned on her heel. In the afternoon, Lady Jocelyn sent a message to Evan that she wished to see him. Rose was with her mother.
You must know, Mr. Harrington, she's very fond of managing; I can see that, though I haven't known her long before she gave up short frocks; and she said to Mr. Laxley, who's going to marry her some day, "She didn't like my lady, the Countess, taking Mr. Harry to herself like that." I can't a-bear to speak his name, but I suppose he's not a bit more selfish than the rest of men. So Mr.
We don't want teachers to be gentlemen, observed Rose. 'This fellow is the reverse, Laxley pronounced, and desired Harry to confirm it; but Harry took a gulp of coffee. 'Oblige me by recollecting that I have called him a friend of mine, said Evan. Rose murmured to him: 'Pray forgive me! I forgot. Laxley hummed something about 'taste. Aunt Bel led from the theme by a lively anecdote.
Fancy Harrington! They were now in the fourth field, a smooth shorn meadow. Laxley was two clear lengths in advance, but seemed riding, as Mr. George remarked, more for pace than to take the jump. The ladies kept plying random queries and suggestions: the Countess wishing to know whether they could not be stopped by a countryman before they encountered any danger.
Don't be uppish about it will you? 'You have nothing to fear on that point, said Evan. With which promise the peace was signed between them. Drummond and William Harvey were cordial, and just laughed over the incident. Laxley, however, held aloof. His retention of ideas once formed befitted his rank and station.
Evan bowed, and moved beside him a short way down the lane, Harry following. 'The purport of my visit, sir, Laxley began, 'was to make known to you that Miss Jocelyn has done me the honour to accept me as her husband. I learn from her that during the term of your residence in the house, you contrived to extract from her a promise to which she attaches certain scruples.
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