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Updated: June 4, 2025
I have deceived my husband and my mother. For your sake I got mamma to ask Mr. For your sake I have banished my unoffending husband, not an hour since, to his club. You wretched girl, who arranged a private conference in the library? Who sent Mr. Linzie off to consult his friend in the Temple on the law of clandestine marriage? Who suggested your telegraphing home, and stopping here for the night?
So Sir Joseph and his sister provided Launcelot Linzie with the one argument which he wanted to convince Natalie: "Choose between making the misery of your life by marrying him, and making the happiness of your life by marrying me." "She will be back to dinner, dear Richard. Stay and dine." "Thank you. I must go into the City first. I will come back and dine."
Turlington's mind, steady and slow in all its operations, set him a problem to be solved, on given conditions, as follows: "Launcelot Linzie is fifteen years younger than I am. Add to that, Launcelot Linzie is Natalie Graybrooke's cousin. Given those two advantages Query: Has he taken Natalie's fancy?"
Linzie is a nice fellow. I like him. I won't have that." "Louisa!" "Mr. Turlington has nothing to recommend him. He is not a well-bred old gentleman of exalted rank. He is only an odious brute who happens to have made money. You shall not marry Mr. Turlington. And you shall marry Launcelot Linzie." "Will you let me speak, Louisa?" "I will let you answer nothing more.
"Launcelot Linzie, you have been received on board my vessel in the capacity of medical attendant on Miss Natalie Graybrooke, at her father's request. Keep your place, if you please. When I want your advice, I'll ask you for it."
"Never mind the heat! I have seen enough to-night to justify me in insisting that your daughter and Launcelot Linzie shall meet no more between this and the day of my marriage." Sir Joseph attempted to speak. Turlington declined to give him the opportunity. "Yes! yes! your opinion of Linzie isn't mine, I know. I saw you as thick as thieves together just now."
Natalie hurried to the window, and waved her handkerchief evidently making a signal to some one outside. Miss Lavinia instantly joined her, and took her sharply by the hand. "Is it possible, Natalie?" she asked. "Has Launcelot Linzie really been here, unknown to your father or to me?" "Where is the harm if he has?" answered Natalie, with a sudden outbreak of temper.
"If you remember," the brassy voice went on, "I doubted the wisdom of taking him with us on this cruise. You didn't agree with me, and, at your express request, I gave way. I did wrong. Launcelot Linzie is a very presuming young man." Sir Joseph's answer was accompanied by Sir Joseph's mellow laugh. "My dear Richard! Surely you are a little hard on Launce?"
Utterly unable to account for this proceeding, Turlington could only accept facts as they were, and determine to make the most of his time, while the woman who had deceived him was still under his roof. "When Launcelot Linzie does come to claim her," he said to himself, "he shall find I have been even with him." He looked at his watch.
Natalie might have blown the little airy, light-haired, unsubstantial creature over the railings of the garden if she had taken a good long breath and stooped low enough. But who ever met with a tall woman who had a will of her own? Natalie's languid brown eyes looked softly down in submissive attention from an elevation of five feet seven. "You are trifling with Mr. Linzie, my dear. Mr.
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