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It might be that Lord Lufton's suspicions were now at rest; but others would think the same thing, and their suspicions it would be impossible to allay; those others would consist of the outer world, which is always so eager to gloat over the detected vice of a clergyman.
Mr Crawley had answered this letter by another, saying that no pocket-book had been found in his house. All this had happened in March. In October, Mrs Crawley paid twenty pounds to Fletcher, the butcher, and in November Lord Lufton's cheque was traced back through the Barchester bank to Mr Crawley's hands.
I have not known how to make it appear that it would be right for me to refuse, without absolutely making a party matter of it. I saw that it would be said, that I, coming from Lady Lufton's parish, could not go to the Duke of Omnium's. This I did not choose. I find that I shall want a little more money before I leave here, five or ten pounds say ten pounds.
It was manifest to her ladyship, from his lordship's way of talking, that no vital injury had as yet been done: he had no cares on his mind, and spoke freely about the property: but nevertheless there were clouds even now, at this period of bliss, which somewhat obscured the brilliancy of Lady Lufton's sky.
"Ah! that was all Lady Lufton's fault, because she didn't have him properly labelled." "There does not seem to have been much harm done?" "Oh! by God's mercy, very little. As for me, I shall get over it in three or four years I don't doubt that's if I can get ass's milk and change of air." "We'll take you to Barchester for that.
"I cannot understand how they should suppose anything else, knowing, as they do, that the magistrates have committed me for the theft. This took place at Framley, you say, and probably in Lord Lufton's presence." "Exactly." "And Lord Lufton was chairman at the sitting of the magistrates at which I was committed. How can it be that he should think otherwise?"
I am tough in these matters, and can bear a great deal that is, if I be not pushed too far," and he looked full into Lord Lufton's face as he spoke; "but I think you have been very hard upon Robarts." "Never mind me, Sowerby; Lord Lufton and I are very old friends." "And may therefore take a liberty with each other. Very well. And now I've done my sermon.
Mark and Lord Lufton had been boys together, and his lordship knew that Mark in his heart would enjoy a brush across the country quite as well as he himself; and then what was the harm of it? Lady Lufton's best aid had been in Mark's own conscience. He had taken himself to task more than once, and had promised himself that he would not become a sporting parson.
As all this passed through his mind, he forgot his wife's cunning, and farmer Mangle's sin, and for the moment he was happy. As he turned a corner round by Lord Lufton's park paling, who should he meet but his old friend Mr Robarts, the parson of Framley, the parson who had committed the sin of being bail for him, the sin, that is, according to Mrs Proudie's view of the matter.
Lord Lufton's face was towards her, and his horse was standing still; he was leaning over towards his companion, and the whip, which he held in his right hand, hung almost over her arm and down her back, as though his hand had touched and perhaps rested on her shoulder. She was standing by his side, looking up into his face, with one gloved hand resting on the horse's neck. Mrs.
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