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Cristie exclaimed at this, and said that she thought that the sooner everybody knew it the better, Lodloe told her of the state of affairs between Calthea Rose and Lanigan Beam, and why the latter did not wish his reform to be known at present. Mrs. Cristie dropped upon the ground every sweet-pea blossom she had gathered.
She came to this resolution with much firmness of purpose, but as she was not prepared to say anything on the subject just then, she looked up very sweetly at Lodloe, and said: "Suppose we drop Mr. Beam." He looked for an instant into her eyes. "Gladly," he exclaimed, with an impulse like a lightning-flash, "and speak of Walter Lodloe." "Of you?" she said.
The latter was indicated by the manner in which it banged its own legs and the sides of its carriage with a wicker bludgeon that had once been a rattle. It looked earnestly at the young man, and gave the edges of its carriage a whack which knocked the bludgeon out of its hand. Lodloe picked up the weapon, and, restoring it to its owner, began to commune with himself.
She looked about her apparently satisfied with the world and its ways, and readily accepted Mrs. Petter's invitation to stay to tea. As has been before mentioned, Walter Lodloe had grown into a condition of mind which made it unpleasant for him when people took Mrs. Cristie away or occupied her time and attention to the exclusion of his occupancy of the same.
"I intended to bring it up as my own," said Lodloe; "I had already formed plans for its education." The lady looked at him in speechless amazement. If she had known him she would have burst out laughing. "The way of it was this," she said presently.
It was Calthea Rose who had spoken, and she stood under the window in company with Mr. and Mrs. Petter. A short distance away, and rapidly approaching, were Mrs. Cristie and Walter Lodloe. "Here is gratitude!" cried Calthea, in stinging tones. "I came all the way back from Lethbury to see if anything had happened to you and that horse, and this is what I find.
And oh! speak quickly, for here comes Mrs. Petter straight towards us." "I do not like Lethbury," said Mrs. Cristie. Lodloe could have stamped his feet, in the fire of his impatience. "But of me, of myself," he said. "And oh! speak quickly, she is almost here." "Please cease," said Mrs. Cristie; "she will hear you." Mrs. Petter came up panting. "I don't want to interrupt you, Mrs.
I am covered with dust"; and then she turned to the driver of the wagon and gave him directions in regard to a medium-sized trunk, a large flat box, and several long packages tied up in brown muslin, which had been strapped to the back of the wagon. When these had been taken into the inn, she followed them. As Mr. Lodloe approached Mrs. "Will you please to tell me what is the meaning of this?
"Very good," said Lodloe, as they approached Miss Rose's place of business; "I shall not interfere with your native sports, but I do not care to join them. I shall continue my walk, and stop for you on my way back." When Lanigan Beam entered Miss Rose's shop she was sitting, as was her custom, by the back window, sewing.
Cristie; "that will be one of them." "Well, I don't know them," said Lodloe, "and that's the end of it." "By no means," said the lady, quickly; "Mr. Petter has on his most impressive air. You must go and talk to him, and it will not do to sneer at the Rockmores."
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