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He had by one whole generation run before the phrenologists and craniologists, having already measured innumerable skulls amongst the omnigenous seafaring population of Liverpool, illustrating all the races of men, and was in society a most urbane and pleasant companion. On my mother's suggestion, he had been summoned to Laxton, in the hope that he might mitigate the torments of Mrs.
Many elegant and pretty women there naturally were in these parties; but undoubtedly our two Laxton baronesses shone advantageously amongst them.
"Mr. John Mason," said I, "has generously furnished me with the funds necessary to save my property from sacrifice, and will take the securities you hold." "Blast that John Mason!" ejaculated Laxton, with excessive bitterness, turning away and leaving where I stood. I waited for ten minutes, but did not come back.
But not by one atom the less did the grievous results of his inability to grapple with his duties weigh upon all within his sphere, and upon myself, by cutting up the time available for exercise, most ruinously. For even in dreams would it have seemed reasonable, or natural, that Laxton, with its entire society, should transfer itself to Manchester?
I will not repeat the confused, blundering apologies I attempted to make, nor give his gentlemanly replies. Enough, that an hour before the time at which the sale was advertised to take place on the next day, I waited upon Laxton. "Be kind enough," said I, "to let me have that obligation upon which your present stringent measures are founded. I wish to take it up." The man looked perfectly blank.
"Hang up your coat," said Laxton; "I'll do what I can. Anyway, you're not the fellow I made the deal with." He drew out a cigar-case when Prescott came back. "Take a smoke and go ahead. I'm willing to talk." "First of all, turn over the paper I gave you and look at the signature." "Cyril Jernyngham!" exclaimed Laxton, astonished.
Schreiber did not reside at Laxton. Tenderly as she loved Lady Carbery, it did not seem consistent with her dignity that she should take a station that might have been grossly misinterpreted; and accordingly she bought or hired a miniature kind of villa, called Tixover, distant about four miles from Laxton.
Laxton hates him, because he has circumvented him more than a dozen times in his schemes of iniquity, and will circumvent him again, if I do not greatly err, provided you give him the opportunity of doing so." There was force in the view. True enough; what confidence was there to be placed in Laxton's words?
When I first came to Moorfield, I bought a piece of property from Laxton this business transaction made us acquainted and paid, cash down, one-third of the purchase-money, the property remaining as security for the two-thirds, which I was under contract to settle at a certain time. My first payment was two thousand dollars.
I have mentioned already, that, on inquiring at the Birmingham post office for a letter addressed to myself, I found one directing me to join my sister Mary at Laxton, a seat of Lord Carbery's in Northamptonshire, and giving me to understand, that, during my residence at this place, some fixed resolution would be taken and announced to me in regard to the future disposal of my time, during the two or three years before I should be old enough on the English system for matriculating at Oxford or Cambridge.
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