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In the old days, he and his brothers, little fellows, had used to carry their troubles to Mirrable; and he was just as much at home with her now as he would have been with his mother. "Did Capper see you as you came by, sir? Wouldn't she be struck!" "Nearly into stone," he laughed. Mirrable disappeared for a minute or two, and came back with a silver coffee-pot in her hand.
"My lord's likely to make Hartledon his chief residence now, I fancy, for My gracious! what's that?" A crash as if a whole battery of crockery had come down inside the house. A moment of staring consternation ensued, and nervous Mrs. Gum looked ready to faint. The two women disappeared indoors, and Mirrable turned homewards at a brisk pace. But she was not to go on without an interruption.
"Very good," cried the untrue voice. "And, now, Mirrable, you can go down and send up some tea for myself and Lady Maude. What time do we dine?" "Mr. Elster ordered it for eight o'clock." "And what business had he to take orders upon himself?" and the pale little eyes flashed with anger. "Who's Val Elster, that he should interfere? I sent word by the servants that we wouldn't dine till nine."
Lady Maude will take the inner one, I will occupy this, and my maid the outer. Very good. Now you may order the luggage up." "But my lady," objected Mirrable, "these are the best rooms in the house; and each has a separate entrance, as you perceive. With so many guests to provide for, your maid cannot have one of these rooms." "What?" cried the countess-dowager.
The name of the lodge-keeper had brought to his remembrance the unpleasant hint she mentioned, and he spoke of it impulsively as he did most things. "Mirrable, what man is it they call Pike, who has taken possession of that old shed?" "I'm sure I don't know, sir," answered Mirrable, after a pause, which Mr.
You got confused, and fancied it, perhaps. As to Pike, he'd never dare come on my premises, whether by night or day. What were you doing at the window?" "Listening," defiantly replied Mrs. Jones. "And now I'll just tell out what I've had in my head this long while, Mr. Gum, and know the reason of Nancy's slighting me in the way she does. What secret has she and Mary Mirrable got between them?"
And the same week, confiding his children to the joint care of Mirrable and their nurse an efficient, kind, and judicious woman Lord Hartledon departed from home and England for a sojourn on the Continent, long or short, as inclination might lead him, feeling as a bird released from its cage.
It doesn't much matter, now death's so near; but I think it would kill me to have to tell it." "And no one except the doctor has ever known that it was Willy?" "One more, my lord: Mirrable. We told her at once. I have had to hear all sorts of cruel things said of him," continued Mrs. Gum.
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