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"Here, Doc," said Horace, suddenly turning on him, "you stick to your bugs and germs. What do you know about matchmaking, anyway?" Dr. Romain chuckled. "We bacteriologists are trained observers. One learns a lot watching the life and habits of the bacillus, Horace, my boy. And between ourselves, Parrish would be a lucky fellow if ..." Trevert turned to him.
"Oh! no, we don't spoil sport; do we, Zelphine?" said Walter, "and it seems to me, dear, if my memory does not fail me, that moonlight upon ruins has brought good luck to your matchmaking schemes before this. Do you remember how Angela and the Doctor trotted off to see the ruins at Exeter by moonlight?" "Yes, of course, how could I forget that evening?
Perhaps you don't know how ambitious and hard-working he is." "I know really very little about him." "His abilities are excellent. Learington has a great opinion of him." "And so you think Beryl would suit him!" "It just occurred to me. I wouldn't say more than that. I have a horror of matchmaking." "Of course. Like all of us! Well, you may be right. She seemed to like him.
She smiled a little sadly as the thought occurred to her that after this interval of years it was again her business to restrain the callow affections. Should she never have the matchmaking instincts of her sex; never become the trusted confidante of youthful passion? Young Calton had not confessed his passion to HER, nor had Frida revealed her secret.
The ladies here do not want the help of assemblies to assist in matchmaking, or half-pay officers to run away with their daughters, which the meetings called assemblies in some other parts of England are recommended for.
Ryder in her room and in a few energetic words he explained the situation to his mother. They had gone too far with this matchmaking business, he said, his father was trying to interfere with his personal liberty and he was going to put a stop to it. He would leave at once for Europe. Mrs.
Randall's, and La Salle sent up his card. After waiting a while, that lady, who was not without misgivings as to what might be said about her matchmaking proclivities, sailed into the room very richly dressed, and rather red in the face. "I am happy to see you, Mr. La Salle, and to know that you were not really lost, after all. Do you make a long stay in the city?"
But he never was so popular as he is now. And she isn't by any means a steady-going Come-Outer. Why, Zeke Bassett and the rest have been finding fault with her and calling her a backslider. That'll help. Then you trust me to whoop up her heroism and the fact that without her he would have died. We can do it, Keziah. Come on! I've tackled a good many jobs, but matchmaking isn't one of 'em.
Can nobody escape from your wicked tricks? and will you make your only son your victim?" Helen too laughed, she blushed, she fluttered, and was agitated. She was as happy as she could be a good tender, matchmaking woman, the dearest project of whose heart was about to be accomplished.
Anyhow the clear tones of Cleopatra answered like an echo. "Antoun Antoun! I hear Lord Ernest calling." Biddy dear little matchmaking Biddy had managed Sir Marcus, Bill Bailey and Rachel, as a circus rider manages three spirited white horses at one time.
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