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Yet the defeated troops were rapidly reorganising, and Fremont would soon resume his movement. Milroy's defeat was considered no more than an incident of la petite guerre. Washington seemed so perfectly secure that the recruiting offices had been closed, and the President and Secretary, anticipating the immediate fall of Richmond, left for Fredericksburg the next day.
It is certainly another circumstance in my favor that the scandal at Thorpe Ambrose is not to be allowed to reach Miss Milroy's ears. As for my own course with Armadale, it is easy enough. I shall quiet him by promising to write to Major Milroy; and I shall take the liberty, in my own private interests, of not keeping my word. "Nothing in the least suspicious has happened to-day.
"I'll send her a basket of strawberries, with my best respects, to-morrow morning." Nothing more happened to mark the end of that first day in the new house. The one noticeable event of the next day was another disclosure of Mrs. Milroy's infirmity of temper. "Mrs. Milroy's compliments and thanks. Strawberries invariably disagreed with her."
"MY DEAR MIDWINTER One line before the post goes out, to relieve you of all sense of responsibility at Thorpe Ambrose, and to make my apologies to the lady who lives as governess in Major Milroy's family. "The Miss Gwilt or perhaps I ought to say, the woman calling herself by that name has, to my unspeakable astonishment, openly made her appearance here, in my own parish!
Milroy's command may fairly be estimated at 3500; Schenck brought 1600 men; there were therefore available for action at M'Dowell 5100 Federals. Fremont's strength at Cross Keys. The return of May 31 gives: 13,520 officers and men.
As an act of justice toward a lady who lives under the protection of my roof, and who has given me no reason whatever to distrust her, I shall now show our correspondence to Miss Gwilt; and I shall repeat to her the conversation which I had with Mrs. Milroy on the subject, in Mrs. Milroy's presence. "One word more respecting the future relations between us, and I have done.
Would I authorize him to say that on that day, and at that hour, the Miss Gwilt who was Major Milroy's governess had never been near the place? "I need hardly tell you that I seized the fine opportunity he had given me of disarming all future suspicion. I took a high tone on the spot, and met him with the old lady's letter. He politely refused to look at it. I insisted on his looking at it.
"Don't you think," she asked, demurely, "that it is almost time now to let go of my hand?" Their eyes met. Allan followed his instincts for the second time. Instead of releasing her hand, he lifted it to his lips and kissed it. All the missing tints of the rosier sort returned to Miss Milroy's complexion on the instant. She snatched away her hand as if Allan had burned it.
I have vainly requested some further explanation from Mrs. Milroy; she persists in maintaining silence, and in referring me to yourself. "I beg to inquire, in the first place, whether you admit or deny Mrs. Milroy's assertion that you have made yourself acquainted with particulars relating either to Miss Gwilt or to Miss Gwilt's reference, of which I am entirely ignorant?
Ask me, instead, if it is the modest ambition of my life to become Miss Milroy's governess? Yes, if you please, Mrs. Oldershaw, and if you will assist me by becoming my reference. "There it is for you! "Now I have done this for you, will you do something for me. I want to dream away the little time I am likely to have left here in my own way.
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