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"Oh, no!" replied Mrs Hawthorne lightly; "it's a great amusement to her, and she gets plenty of exercise." "Because," continued Miss Unity, speaking so fast that she was almost unintelligible, "if you thought so I thought that is, Mrs Merridew thought you might like her to join a dancing-class at the deanery." She paused, frightened at her own boldness.
Pellew supplied a biscuit, but improved the occasion: "Now if this little character could only keep his paws off the Public, he wouldn't want a wire netting. Couldn't you give him a hint?" "I could, but he wouldn't take it. He's a little darling, but he's pig-headed...." A pause, and then a quick explanatory side-note: "Do you know, I think that's Sir Coupland Merridew coming along that path.
"That's very nice of you," answered Miss Unity with a gratified smile; "but I expect some of the Merridew girls are going too, and I know it is natural for you to enjoy being with your young friends." "They're not exactly friends, you see," said Pennie thoughtfully; "although, of course, I do know them, because I see them every week at the dancing. But there's nothing we care to talk about."
Merridew that an explosion was not included in the programme on this occasion. "No," said the old lady. "I am much obliged to Mr. Jennings I am aware that he is only deceiving me for my own good. I prefer plain dealing. I am quite resigned to the explosion but I DO want to get it over, if possible, before I go to bed." Here the door opened, and Mrs. Merridew uttered another little scream.
Merridew had only said that you couldn't see at all now, but that the sight was sure to come back, I should have felt quite happy yesterday when...." She stopped, hesitating, brought up short by suddenly suspecting that she was driving home the fact of his blindness, instead of helping him to keep up heart against it. But how could she get to her point without doing so?
Bruff made no secret of his reasons for wishing that I should accompany him to London by the morning train. Mrs. Merridew proved to be all pliability and indulgence, after the truly considerate manner in which the explosion had conducted itself; and Betteredge was accordingly informed that we were all four to travel back together by the morning train.
Add to this, that I passed the evening at Portland Place, on the same seat with Rachel, in a room forty feet long, with Mrs. Merridew at the further end of it. Does anybody wonder that I got home at half past twelve instead of half past ten? How thoroughly heartless that person must be! And how earnestly I hope I may never make that person's acquaintance!
Before it can reach the shore a fisherman's skiff makes from the beach, and transfers to the boat of the Earnest the three or four drenched passengers invited by Captain Boyton to accompany him on his voyage. Merridew, Pilot Mequin and others. It is a quarter to six by the time the Earnest overtakes Captain Boyton.
Recalling poor Jake Dodsley's fate Barber Sam discreetly did as he was bidden. As for Bill Merridew, he was shaking like a wine-jelly. The horses had come to a stand, and the passengers in the coach were wondering why a stop had been made so soon.
"If I might venture to offer you a word of advice," said the affable official, "it would be to make for the Hampshire line, for Sir James Ford, on the Surrey border, has as great an objection to such assemblies as I have, whilst Mr. Merridew, of Long Hall, who is the Hampshire magistrate, has fewer scruples upon the point."
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