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I've long had the notion that the beasts, poor things, have a half sleeping, half waking human soul in them, and it was a great pleasure to hear you say something of the same sort. 'That gentleman, I said to myself, he and I would understand one another." "I am glad you think so," said Lenorme, with entire courtesy.
Lord, mak' clean my hert within me, an' syne I'll care little for ony jeedgement but thine." It was a lovely day, but Florimel would not ride: Malcolm must go at once to Mr Lenorme; she would not go out again until she could have a choice of horses to follow her. "Your Kelpie is all very well in Richmond Park, and I wish I were able to ride her myself, Malcolm, but she will never do in London."
How on earth did MacPhail come to be there as well? From you, Caley, I will not conceal that his lordship behaved indiscreetly; in fact he was rude; and I can quite imagine that MacPhail thought it his duty to defend me. It is all very awkward for me. Who could have imagined him there, and sitting behind amongst the pictures! It almost makes me doubt whether Mr Lenorme be really gone."
I hasten over this part of Florimel's history, for that confession to Caley was perhaps the one thing in her life she had most reason to be ashamed of, for she was therein false to the being she thought she loved best in the world. Could Lenorme have known her capable of unbosoming herself to such a woman, it would almost have slain the love he bore her.
For all her wickedness I firmly believe Kelpie has a sort of regard for me I won't call it affection, but perhaps it comes as near that as may be possible in the time to one of her temper." "Now I hope you will permit me, Mr MacPhail," said Lenorme, who had been paying more attention to Malcolm than to his words, "to give a violent wrench to the conversation, and turn it upon yourself.
'Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, that's the line, and you can't better it. Mr Graham always pulled me up if I didn't quote correctly. By the bye, sir, some say it's kings barbaric, but there's barbaric gold in Virgil." "I dare say you are right," said Lenorme. "But you're far too learned for me." "Don't make game of me, sir.
"Let me see you when you get home. I should like to know you are safe." "Thank you, my lady; there's little fear of that," said Malcolm. Florimel returned to the gentlemen, and they rode homewards. On the way she said suddenly to the earl, "Can you tell me, Liftore, who Epictetus was?" "I'm sure I don't know," answered his lordship. "One of the old fellows." She turned to Lenorme.
"So has the butterfly," answered Lenorme; "but I had rather be the caterpillar with a future. Why don't you put a stop to the man's lovemaking? He can't love you or any woman. He does not know what love means. It makes me ill to hear him when he thinks he is paying you irresistible compliments. They are so silly! so mawkish! Good heavens, Florimel! can you imagine that smile every day and always?
Lenorme was not there, and everything was just as when Malcolm was last in the room. Florimel was much disappointed, but Malcolm talked to her about the portrait, and did all he could to bring back vivid the memory of her father. At length with a little sigh she made a movement to go.
Only I'm a bigger man than my late master, and you must mind that." "I'll see to it. You get the clothes, and all the rest of the accoutrements rich with barbaric gems and gold, and " "Neither gems nor gold, sir; honest Scotch cairngorms and plain silver," said Malcolm. "I only quoted Milton," returned Lenorme. "Then you should have quoted correctly, sir.
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