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"Do you not think that such marriages are most injurious to the best interests of society?" "I certainly think that young ladies should marry in their own rank." "So much depends upon it, does it not, Lord Llwddythlw? All the future blood of our head families! My own opinion is that nothing could be too severe for such conduct." "Will severity prevent it?" "Nothing else can.
Others were not wedded to their duties as was Lord Llwddythlw. Lady Amaldina knew well how completely Parliament became a mere affair of Governmental necessities during the first weeks of August. "I should have thought that just on this one occasion you might have managed it," she said to him, trying to mingle a tone of love with the sarcasm which at such a crisis was natural to her.
"I am not sure but what it was the name which first won my heart. I can sign it now quite easily without a mistake." "It won't be long, I suppose, before you will have to do so always?" "An age, my dear! The Duke's affairs are of such a nature, and Llwddythlw is so constantly engaged in business, that I don't suppose it will take place for the next ten years.
Not much was seen of Lord Llwddythlw after breakfast on the following morning, so determined was he to do justice to the noble cause which he had in hand. After lunch a little expedition was arranged for the two lovers, and the busy politician allowed himself to be sent out for a short drive with no other companion than his future bride.
Lady Amaldina delighted to be Amy to Lord Hampstead, and was very anxious to ask him his advice as to Lord Llwddythlw. "Of course you know all about my marriage, Hampstead?" she said. "I don't know anything about it," Hampstead replied. "Oh, Hampstead; how ill-natured!" "Nobody knows anything about it, because it hasn't taken place." "That is so like a Radical, to be so precise and rational.
Walker and Watson were very good fellows, popular in the hunt, and of all men the most unlikely to give it up. When that run was talked about afterwards, as it often was, it was always admitted that Lord Llwddythlw had been the hero of the day. But no one ever heard him talk of it. Such a trifle was altogether beneath his notice.
"Taking it all in all, I think that Lord Llwddythlw had the best of it from first to last," said Vivian, when they were again talking of it in the drawing-room after they had come in from their wine. "To think that you should be such a hero!" said Lady Amaldina, much gratified. "I didn't believe you would take so much trouble about such a thing."
But Lord Llwddythlw wanted no tea, cared not at all for Lady Kingsbury, and was very anxious as to his speech. He almost cursed the fidgety fretfulness of women as he slipped the manuscript into his letter-case, and followed the girl along the passages. "This is so kind of you," she said. He gave himself the usual rub of vexation as he bowed his head, but said nothing.
But it was Lady Persiflage who really came to the rescue. "Of course we're all very glad to see you," she said. "You'll find that if you'll be nice to us, we'll all be as nice as possible to you. Won't we, Lord Llwddythlw?" "As far as I am concerned," said the busy Member of Parliament, "I shall be delighted to make the acquaintance of Mr. Roden."
"I know the Prince said the other day that he had expected . But it does not signify what he expected." Lord Llwddythlw had also heard the story of what the Prince had said that he expected, and he scratched his head again with vexation. It had been reported that the Prince had declared that he had hoped to be asked to be godfather long ago.
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