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Years ago, when Lesbia was still in the nursery, the dowager had made herself informed of the age, weight, and colours of every likely runner in the matrimonial stakes; or, in plainer words, had kept herself, by her correspondence with a few intimate friends, and her close study of the fashionable newspapers, thoroughly acquainted with the characters and exploits, the dispositions and antecedents, of those half-dozen elder sons, among whom she hoped to find Lesbia's lord and master.
He shook hands with Lady Lesbia as he spoke, and with Lady Kirkbank, who looked at him as if he were part of her dream, and then he sank into the chair on Lesbia's left hand, with the air of being established for the rest of the day. 'I have left my portmanteaux at the end of the pier, he said lazily. 'I dare say one of your fellows will be good enough to take them to Formosa for me? Mr.
'How do you do, my dear? she said, taking Lesbia's hand, and then, as if with a gush of warm feeling, suddenly drawing the girl towards her and kissing her on both cheeks. 'I am going to be desperately fond of you, and I hope you will soon contrive to like me just a little. 'I feel sure that I shall like you very much, Lesbia answered sweetly.
She was pleased to behold this proof of Lesbia's power over the heart of man. So would she conquer the man foredoomed to be her husband when the coming time should bring them together.
Lady Lesbia's bedroom was the State chamber, which had been occupied by kings and queens in days of yore. That grandiose four-poster, with the carved ebony columns, cut velvet curtains, and plumes of ostrich feathers, had been built for Elizabeth, when she deigned to include Rood Hall in one of her royal progresses.
Lady Lesbia's gowns and parasols had been admired, her engagement had furnished an infinity of gossip, and the fact of Montesma's constant attendance upon her had given zest to the situation, just that flavour of peril and fatality which the soul of society loveth. 'Is she going to marry them both? asked an ancient dowager of the ever-young type.
When Uncle Max saw that reconciliation was imminent, and that by Lesbia's help I was likely to have the best of it, my own way, and a good deal of petting to follow, for they would all make more of me during the short time I would be with them, he threw down his paper in high good-humour and joined us. 'That is what I call sensible, Mrs.
She would have been still more inclined to object had she known that Lesbia's companion had been 'that man' rather than 'those men. 'What do you mean by all night? Lesbia retorted, contemptuously; 'it is only just twelve. 'Only twelve. I thought we were close upon daylight. I have suffered an eternity of agony.
Lady Kirkbank and the dressmaker discussed Lesbia's charms as calmly as if she had been out of the room. 'What do you think of her figure? asked Lady Kirkbank. 'One cannot criticise what does not exist, replied the dressmaker, in French. 'The young lady has no figure. She has evidently been brought up in the country.
Bees or Tynemouth for change of air, in charge of Fräulein. But any sudden proceeding of that kind would inevitably awaken Lesbia's suspicions; and there is nothing so fatal to a woman's peace as this idea of danger. No, the peril must be faced. She could only hope that Maulevrier would soon tire of Fellside.
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