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But when she re-entered the room he was still at it. His beautiful writing, reduced to its tiniest, wound round the narrow margins. Deeply red, Polly took her courage in both hands, and struck a blow for the soul whose salvation was more to her than her own. "Richard, do you think that ... is ... is right?" she asked in a low voice. Mahony raised his head. "Eh? what, Pollykin?"
When, something after this hour Mahony reached home, he found Polly and the gentle, ox-eyed Jinny Beamish, who was the present occupant of the spare room, pacing up and down before the house. According to Jerry news might be expected now at any minute.
Pricked by the nervous disquietude of those who have to do with the law, Mahony next repaired to his solicitor's office. But Henry Ocock was closeted with a more important client. This, Grindle the clerk, whom he met on the stairs, informed him, with an evident relish, and with some hidden, hinted meaning in the corners of his shifty little eyes.
I know you will immediately send to the Duke of Arcos to march to the Carthusian convent and meet him there with the body of horse under your command." The earl further offered, in the same apparent spirit of frankness, to show Mahony all his troops and artillery, as well as the large resources he had upon the sea, which was only six miles off.
On entering the room where they stood crowded together, Waverley easily recognised the object of his visit, not only by the peculiar dignity of his appearance, but by the appendage of Dugald Mahony, with his battleaxe, who had stuck to him from the moment of his captivity as if he had been skewered to his side.
Mahony, you're shirking my question. Tell me now, should you not be pleased to get back to England?" "I'll go wherever you go, Richard," said Polly staunchly. "Always. And of course I should like to see mother I mean my real mother again. But then Ned's here ... and John, and Sarah. I should be very sorry to leave them. I don't think any of them will ever go home now."
The watcher guessed it would be since about the same time yesterday. "Was he unusually violent on this occasion? for I presume such attacks are not uncommon with him," continued Mahony, who had meanwhile made a superficial examination of the sick man. "I am sorry to say they are only too common, doctor," replied the lady.
With a concerned glance at Polly Mahony struggled into his clothes. He must make another effort to reach the boys especially Ned, for Polly's sake. When Ned had first announced his intention of siding with the insurgents, he had merely shrugged his shoulders, believing that the young vapourer would soon have had enough of it.
From the sofa where he lay, Mahony could hear the murmur of his wife's even voice. Polly sat the further end of the verandah talking to Jinny, who dandled her babe in a rocking-chair that made a light tip-tap as it went to and fro. Jinny said nothing: she was no doubt sunk in adoration of her or rather John's infant; and Mahony all but dozed off, under the full, round tones he knew so well.
At the end of an hour the King came out of his cabinet, and spoke strongly in praise of what had occurred. He took pleasure in dwelling at great length upon Mahony, and declared that he had never heard anybody give such a clear and good account of an occurrence as he. The King kindly added that he should bestow a thousand francs a year upon Mahony, and a brevet of Colonel.
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