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"Whereupon hem Sir Marmaduke as next-of-kin, would have the enjoyment of the revenues and mayhap would have influence enough then to make good his claim to the title before the House of Lords ..." He checked himself: looked furtively round and added: "Provided it please God and my Lord Protector that the House of Lords come back to Westminster by that time."
And Marmaduke loved to go riding or walking with a great yellow moon. Besides, the Toyman told them a story, as he had promised and a nice one it was so the little boy fell asleep. But I wouldn't say that they never dreamed about that fur collar, and the tall hat, and the Indian, and all those bottles. It's just possible that they did. There was much excitement in the Red Schoolhouse.
"Did it with the Shtone," said Dick, evidently discomposed by such unexpected penetration, but unable to prevent a little natural complacency. "All my own idea. No one helped me. It it washn't sho bad for me, wash it?" "Bad! it was capital!" cried Marmaduke enthusiastically. "It was a stroke of genius! And so my Indian Stone has done all this for you. Sounds like an Arabian Night, by Jove!
When the Committee had done its work he would be allowed to remain six weeks on service to prepare for his journey back. If he wanted more time after that he could ask for leave of absence. So Sir Marmaduke left the Colonial Office with a great weight off his mind, and blessed that young Irish Secretary as he went. On the next day Sir Marmaduke purposed going to Willesden.
And a Chinese penny is rather big, with a hole in the centre, and funny chicken-track letters stamped on it. Before Marmaduke could have said "Jack Robinson," there were a million of them lying in the road. Choo Choo Choo scratched his head with his long fingernail. He didn't know what in the world to do with so many pennies.
"Holy Saint Dunstan! there's but one man who can beat me in that sort that I know of," muttered Nicholas, "and I little expected to see him take a bite out of his own hip." With that he approached his successful rival. "Well, Master Marmaduke," said he, "it is many a year since you showed me that trick at your father, Sir Guy's God rest him!
He wore a white coat that sparkled too. "Who are you?" asked the little sick boy. "That's my sleigh. You shan't run off with it." And the funny voice under the white cap answered. "Jump in, then, and take a ride." "Tell me who you are, first," Marmaduke insisted. "My name's Jack." "Jack what?" "Jack Frost you ought to know that!"
He was not rough of tongue or boisterous in manner; his accent, indeed, was refined; his speech somewhat studied, and, to judge by his allusions and his Latin, he had some share of polite learning. Desmond was puzzled to fit these apparent incongruities, and looked forward with interest to further meetings with Marmaduke Diggle. During the next few days they met more than once.
It had worked well; that was to say, everybody had complained of it, but he, Sir Marmaduke, would not recommend any change. What he thought best was that the Colonial Secretary should send out his orders, and that the people in the colonies should mind their business and grow coffee.
Lord Findon hoarsely preached 'chewing' to him, through the greater part of his visits; he revenged himself by keeping a tight hold on his patient, in all that was not his tongue. Eugénie yielded, with what appeared to Theresa a strange amount of reluctance; and they settled down for a week or two. In the middle of the convalescence, the elder son, Marmaduke, came over to see his father.
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