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He had not the honour of Andrew Spooner's acquaintance, and he had reason to believe that all men in the foothills were devoid of fear. "Fetch Pap," said he, in the same tone as he might have said, "Fetch milk and water!" We made no remark. "I think," said the doctor, gravely, "that if this man comes at once the child may pull through." "By Heaven! he shall come," said George Leadham to me.
After half an hour's fruitless conversation, Father Leadham had been betrayed into an expression hardly that a shade of expression, which had set the girl's nature aflame. What it meant was, "So this is your answer to the chivalry of Mr. Helbeck's behaviour to the delicacy which could go to such lengths in protecting a young lady from her own folly?"
She had never once asked to see any portion of that correspondence which Helbeck had been carrying on for weeks with Father Leadham, persuaded though she was, from its effects on Helbeck's moods and actions, that it was wholly concerned with their engagement, and with the problems and difficulties it presented from the Catholic point of view.
And Lady Carbury's heart was high with other hopes, in spite of her hysterics and her fears. The 'Criminal Queens' might be a great literary success. She almost thought that it would be a success. Messrs. Leadham and Loiter, the publishers, were civil to her. Mr Broune had promised.
She had heard them named on one or two occasions during the preceding months. Then she turned away, dreading his eye. "Suppose I am jealous of your Church and hate her?" "No! you will love her for my sake." "I can't promise. There are two selves in me. All your Catholic friends Father Leadham the Reverend Mother will be in despair." She saw him wince. But he spoke firmly.
And Alan's love with it. Just so little on your part the Church is so tender, so indulgent! She does not expect a perfect faith all at once. One must just make the step blindly obey throw oneself into her arms. Father Leadham said so to me one day -not minding what one thinks and believes not looking at oneself just obeying and it will all come!" But Laura could not speak.
Father Leadham, who had been leaning with some languor against the high, carved mantel, while Father Bowles and Augustina babbled beneath him, began to take increasing notice of Miss Fountain, and of her relation to the Bannisdale household.
They become engaged, to the almost inexpressible scandal of the household, from the sour old housekeeper up to Father Bowles, with his "purring inanities" a wonderful creation and the courtly Father Leadham, a Jesuit and a Cambridge "convert". But Helbeck holds out, trusts bravely to "the intercession of saints" and the attractiveness of Catholic worship, and thus some days of unclouded sunshine enter into his dark and troublous life.
She was a pretty, tow-headed, rosy-cheeked creature, the daughter of George Leadham, a widower, who adored her. He was looking at her now with a strange light in his eyes. Not a man in the store but interpreted aright the father's glance. "What's the matter with pore old Pap?" she demanded. The blacksmith caught her up, kissing her face, smoothing her curls. "Just that, my pet," said he.
Leadham and Loiter had published a second, and then, very quickly, a fourth and fifth edition; and had been able in their advertisements to give testimony from various criticisms showing that Lady Carbury's book was about the greatest historical work which had emanated from the press in the present century.
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