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But his mind wandered from what she was saying after a little, and returned to his father. 'Is father there? he asked, trying to turn his head, and failing. 'Not yet. 'Poor father! Elizabeth! he spoke the name with a boyish shyness. 'Yes! She stooped over him. 'You won't go away? Elizabeth hesitated a moment, and he looked distressed. 'From Mannering, I mean.
Fortune generously determined to take the blame upon herself, and cut off even this vent of Mac-Morlan's resentment. An express arrived about six o'clock at night, "very particularly drunk," the maidservant said, with a packet from Colonel Mannering, dated four days back, at a town about a hundred miles' distance from Kippletringan, containing full powers to Mr.
The Colonel read it and returned it, after pencilling the name of the writer in his memorandum-book. 'This, sir, does not seem to require much discussion. I will see that Miss Bertram's interest is attended to. 'But, sir, but, Colonel Mannering, added Glossin, 'there is another matter which no one can explain but myself. This lady this Mrs.
At present, however, this intimation fell upon heedless ears, for the brother and sister were too deeply engaged in asking and receiving intelligence concerning their former fortunes to attend much to the worthy Dominie. When Colonel Mannering left Bertram he went to Julia's dressing-room and dismissed her attendant.
"If ever a man took his own life, that man did!" declared the doctor. Though a room had been prepared for Dr. Mannering, he did not occupy it long. The early hours of night found him in a bad temper, and suffering from considerable exacerbation of nerves.
His eyes met Hester's. "Who knows this?" he asked, hoarsely. "No one! They had not been gone two hours. I explained everything." Then Mannering read on. "My dear Husband: "I call you that for the last time, for I am going off with Englehall to Paris. Don't be too shocked, and don't despise me too much. I am just a very ordinary woman, and I'm afraid I've bad blood in my veins.
Mannering could not help admiring the determined stride with which the stranger who preceded them divided the press, shouldering from him, by the mere weight and impetus of his motion, both drunk and sober passengers. 'He'll be a Teviotdale tup tat ane, said the chairman, 'tat's for keeping ta crown o' ta causeway tat gate; he 'll no gang far or he 'll get somebody to bell ta cat wi' him.
The few months' respite will be useful to me. I can only express to you, Lord Redford, my sincere gratitude for all your consideration, and my regret for this disarrangement of your plans." Lord Redford sighed. Why were men born, he wondered, with such a prodigious capacity for playing the fool? "My chief regret, Mannering," he said, "is for you.
Nothing further is recorded of him for some time, excepting an observation that the ducks were roasted to a single turn, and that Mrs. Allan's sauce of claret, lemon, and cayenne was beyond praise. 'I see, said Miss Mannering, 'I have a formidable rival in Mr. Pleydell's favour, even on the very first night of his avowed admiration.
A few hours later, on his arrival in London, Borrowdean repeated this message to Mannering from the same post-office, and quietly tearing up the original went down to the House. "I cannot tell," he reported to his chief, "whether we have succeeded or not. In a fortnight or less we shall know." Clara stepped through the high French window, and with skirts a little raised crossed the lawn.
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