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Nevertheless, his eye was bright, and his voice strong and cheery, as he returned the greetings of his friends on the terrace, and replied to their inquiries as to his comfort during the long journey from town. "But where is Mildmay?" inquired Sir Reginald at length, as the party turned to enter the house. "How is it that he is not with you?" "He is with von Schalckenberg," answered the colonel.
'You will be my children; you will let me feel that my lonely life is to have some joy before its close. 'Indeed, indeed, all we can do, we shall, said Colonel Mildmay very gently. 'You cannot ask more affection than we are most ready to give. But' He hesitated, and the look of eager satisfaction faded out of the old lady's face. 'But! she repeated sharply.
The gray frock was looked out and soon got ready. It was lying on a chair in the girls' room when Jacinth, a little before half-past one, at last heard her aunt's step in the hall, and ran forward to meet her, primed with her request. Miss Mildmay was still in a somewhat conciliatory mood, and she listened to Jacinth's story with as much kindliness as was in her nature to show.
But Mildmay was a British naval officer a man who, by training and the tradition of the Service, had acquired the habit of prompt resolution, and an equal promptitude of action in the conversion of such resolution into an accomplished fact.
But, let me ask you one thing is your present decision quite irreversible? Colonel Mildmay sat silent for a minute considering deeply. 'Yes, he said; 'I do not see any choice. I cannot take the London appointment to live in reality, my dear lady, on your bounty. For that is what it would be.
"I may still be your friend?" he said. "I think you had better not come again." "Do not say that, Lady George. If I have done wrong, forgive me. I think you must admit that I could hardly help myself." "Not help yourself!" "Did I not tell you that I wanted you to know the whole truth? How could I make you understand about Miss Mildmay without telling it all? Say that you will forgive me."
"Do you like him?" asked Lady Mildmay, merely in natural curiosity. But the doctor started a little as he answered, "Why, no, I don't like him at all." And as he drove home he was thoughtful. "Well, here we are at last!" said Jimmy Benyon as he sat down to breakfast on the morning of the polling day. "I'm told Mildmay's people were asking for six to four last night. Where's Quisanté?"
Still her sister did not look depressed, certainly not cross; it was much more as if her thoughts were elsewhere. 'What are you dreaming about, Frances? said Jacinth at last with a touch of sharpness. 'Are you very tired? 'Did you not enjoy yourself this afternoon? asked Miss Mildmay, following suit. Frances started, and pulled herself together. 'Oh yes, she said, 'very much.
"We must grin and bear it," said he, "it will not be for long; another five minutes will place us alongside. Edge down a trifle toward his port quarter, Mildmay, as though we intended to board him on that side, then, at the last moment, sheer sharply across his stern and range up on his starboard side, it may possibly save us a broadside as we board.
He told me that it would be unbecoming in him to refuse, and that was all he said to me about it." The old men held their seats, but they did so as it were only upon further trial. Mr. Mildmay took the course which he had indicated to his colleagues at the Cabinet meeting.
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