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Turning back and holding out her hands, she exclaimed 'Kalliope! I so wanted to see you. 'Miss Gillian Merrifield, was the response. 'Maura told me you were here, but I hardly hoped to see you. 'How can I see you? Where are you? Busy? 'I am at the marble works all day -in the mosaic department. Oh, Miss Gillian, I owe it all to Miss Merrifield's encouraging me to go to the School of Art.
He gave it, saying, however, to Lady Merrifield's surprise, that though he did not think it would be possible to remove her in a week's time, yet after that he fully believed that she would have more chance of recovering favourably if she could be taken out of the small room and the warm atmosphere beneath the cliffs -though of course all must depend on her state at the time.
Fergus and Primrose, who had somehow been holding on behind, remained upright, but nevertheless screaming. The shrieks of the fallen were, however, laughter. There was a soft rug below, and by the time the gentlemen had rushed out of the dining-room, and the ladies from the curtained recess, giggling below and legs above were chiefly apparent. 'Any one hurt? was of course Lady Merrifield's cry.
Lady Probyn was Sir John's sister, and also the sister of Miss Merrifield's mother; so that it was almost a family party, and by no means a formidable gathering.
There was a good deal of worry and anxiety for some little time, while correspondence was going on about Henry Merrifield's will, and in the meantime Angela decided to board with Miss Prescott, since her charge was certainly much better in health there; and besides, as Mrs.
It was the only time he had ever been there, and he had met no one; but Miss Mohun felt a sinking of heart at the foreboding that the mauvaises langues would get hold of it. The only thing to be decided on was that there must be a suspension of intercourse, at any rate, till Lady Merrifield's arrival; not in unkindness, but as best for all.
'Oh! Arthurine opened her eyes; 'but education does all THAT! 'Education does, but knowledge is not wisdom. Susan Merrifield's influence has done more for our young women than the best class teaching could do. 'Oh, but the Merrifields are all so BORNES and homely; they stand in the way of all culture.
It was what my dear father always warned us against; only poor mamma always gets vexed if she does not think we are keeping ourselves up, and she had just been annoyed at something, and we did not know then that it was Lady Merrifield's sister.
Meantime Aunt Jane was asking in the drawing-room, 'How do you get on? 'Fairly well, was Lady Merrifield's answer. 'We shall work together in time. 'What does Gill say? asked the aunt, rather mischievously. 'Well, said the young lady, 'I don't think we get on at all, not even poor Mysie, who works steadily on at her, gets snubbed a dozen times a day, and never seems to feel it.
Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood. The last thing that met Lady Merrifield's eyes was Mrs.
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