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At this time she was waxing wroth with him, and had learned to hate his voice, when he would tell her that he had not yet seen his way. "That's all very well, Maryanne; but I must know something before I go on." "Who wants you to go on? Not I, I'm sure; nor anybody belonging to me. If I do hate anything, it's them mercenary ways.
McCockerell's death Robinson and Maryanne Brown were not on comfortable terms with each other. She had twitted him with being remiss in asserting his own rights in the presence of his rival, and he had accused her of being fickle, if not actually false. "I shall be just as fickle as I please," she said.
"He would have pretty nigh killed you, young man, on one occasion, if you hadn't made yourself scarce." "By heavens!" exclaimed Robinson, "if he'll come forth, I'll fight him to-morrow; with cleavers, if he will!" "George, George, don't say that," exclaimed Mr. Brown. "'Let dogs delight to bark and bite." "You needn't be afraid," said Maryanne.
Brisket kept his word, and never entered Magenta House again, nor, as far as George Robinson is aware, has he seen any of the Brown family from that day on which he gave up his intended marriage to this present. For awhile Maryanne Brown protested that she was well satisfied that this should be so. She declared to Mrs.
"That's all very well, Maryanne; but when a party has took a gent's money, a party is bound to go through with the job." "Gammon, Bozzle." "It's all very well to say gammon; but his money has been took, and there's more to come." "And ain't you worked for the money, down to Hexeter one time, across the water pretty well day and night watching that ere clergyman's 'ouse like a cat?
Maryanne still sat sullen in the corner, and Sarah Jane stood bolt upright, with ears erect, ready to listen, ready to speak, ready to interfere with violence should the moment come when anything was to be gained on her side by doing so. They went to the work in hand, with very little of the preamble of courtesy. Yes; Brisket would marry her on the terms proposed by Jones.
He had made a fatal mistake in leaguing himself with uncongenial partners, and began to feel that this mistake must be expiated by the ruin of his present venture. Under such circumstances Maryanne Brown was not unreasonable in desiring that something should be done. She had now given a tacit consent to that plan for bringing back Brisket, and consequently her brother-in-law went at once to work.
There was at that time a music class held at a certain elegant room near Osnaburgh Church in the New Road, at which Maryanne and her friend Miss Twizzle were accustomed to attend. Those lessons were sometimes prosecuted in the evening, and those evening studies sometimes resulted in a little dance.
It was true that Maryanne Brown still frequented the Hall of Harmony, and went there quite as often without her betrothed as with him. It was true that Mr. Brown had adopted a habit of using the money of the firm, without rendering a fair account of the purpose to which he applied it. The Hall of Harmony might not be the best preparation for domestic duties, nor Mr.
Brown was the domestic fowl, while the eagle's pinion belonged to his youngest partner. By whom in that firm the kite was personified, shall not here be stated. Brisket on that day soon left the shop; but as Maryanne Brown remained there, Robinson did not descend among the throng.
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