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"I will say nothing of the server," he remarked, "though it is said to have been wrought by the old mad Florentine, Benvenuto Cellini. But, Mr. Lovel, our ancestors drank sack you, who admire the drama, know where that's to be found. Here's success to your exertions at Fairport, sir!"
The reader may conceive the amazement of Miss Wardour, when, instead of undergoing an investigation concerning the addresses of Lovel, as she had expected from the long conference of her father with Mr. Oldbuck, upon the morning of the fated day when the treasure was discovered, the conversation of Sir Arthur announced an imagination heated with the hopes of possessing the most unbounded wealth.
I speak for myself, that I find myself bound to call upon you to proceed without more delay." "And I," said Lovel, "as I never desired any, have also to request these gentlemen to arrange preliminaries as fast as possible." "Bairns! bairns!" cried old Ochiltree; but perceiving he was no longer attended to "Madmen, I should say but your blood be on your heads!"
Though he smiled she could see that there was real sadness in his face. "You don't mean to say you doubt?" she said. "Indeed I do." "You think that a wicked scheme like this can succeed before an English judge?" "But if the scheme be not wicked? Let me tell you one or two things, Miss Lovel; or rather my own private opinion on one or two points.
If he will permit me, in friendly conciliation, to inform Captain M'Intyre of his real name, for we are led to conclude that of Lovel is assumed" "I beg your pardon, sir, but I cannot admit that inference." " Or at least," said Lesley, proceeding, "that it is not the name by which Mr. Lovel has been at all times distinguished if Mr.
Could it be that now, now at once, people throughout the world would call her the Countess Lovel, and would own her daughter to be the Lady Anna, till she also should become a countess? Of the young man she had heard nothing but good, and it was impossible that she should have fear in that direction, even had she been timorous by nature.
"No engagement had intervened," he assured her; "it was only the return of a complaint by which he had been for some time occasionally attacked." "The best remedy in such a case is prudence, and I every friend of Mr. Lovel's will expect him to employ it." Lovel bowed low and coloured deeply, and Miss Wardour, as if she felt that she had said too much, turned and got into the carriage.
Bluestone did call in Keppel Street, and sat with the Countess a long time, undergoing a perfect hailstorm of passion. For a long time Lady Lovel declared that she would never see her daughter again till the girl had given a solemn promise that she would not marry Daniel Thwaite. "Love her! Of course I love her. She is all that I have in the world.
"He thinks it right to go to Lovel Grange during a part of the autumn. I suppose you have seen Lovel Grange." "Never." "Oh, indeed. But you lived near it; did you not?" "No, not near; about fifteen miles, I think. I was born there, but have never been there since I was a baby." "Oh! you were born there. Of course you know that it is Lord Lovel's seat now.
But hang expenses! care killed a cat we'll eat the fish, cost what it will. And then, Lovel, you must know I pressed you to stay here to-day, the rather because our cheer will be better than usual, yesterday having been a gaude' day I love the reversion of a feast better than the feast itself.
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