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To go towards the organ-loft was an act of unconsciousness, and she did not pause till she stood almost beneath it. Ethelberta was awakened from vague imaginings by the close approach of the old gentleman alluded to, who spoke with a great deal of agitation. 'I have been trying to meet with you, said Lord Mountclere. 'Come, let us be friends again! Ethelberta, I MUST not lose you!
Before they parted she said, with the sort of affability which is meant to signify the beginning of permanent friendship: 'A friend of my husband's, Lord Mountclere, has been anxious for some time to meet you. He is a great admirer of the poems, and more still of the story-telling invention, and your power in it. He has been present many times at the Mayfair Hall to hear you.
By this time Lord Mountclere had noticed Ethelberta's presence, and straightening himself to ten years younger, he lifted his hat in answer to her smile, and came up jauntily. It was a good time now to see what the viscount was really like.
When the vast addition had just been completed King George visited Enckworth. Its owner pointed out the features of its grand architectural attempt, and waited for commendation. 'Brick, brick, brick, said the king. The Georgian Lord Mountclere blushed faintly, albeit to his very poll, and said nothing more about his house that day.
'Yes, yes we are too late, it seems, said Mountclere coolly. 'Who could have thought they'd marry at eight! Chickerel stood like a man baked hard and dry. Further than his first two words he could say nothing. 'They must have set about it early, upon my soul, Mountclere continued. 'When did the wedding take place? he asked of the clerk sharply.
With the aspect of a fair galleon that could easily out-manoeuvre her persevering buccaneer, Ethelberta passed alongside. Could it be possible that Lord Mountclere had on her account fixed this day for his visit across the Channel? 'Well, I would rather be haunted by him than by Mr. Neigh, she said; and began laying her plans so as to guard against inconvenient surprises.
'Our progress in the survey of the castle has not been far as yet, Lord Mountclere resumed; 'indeed, we have only just arrived, the weather this morning being so unsettled. When you came up we were engaged in a preliminary study of the poor animal you see there: how it could have got up here we cannot understand.
'Perhaps we must not call it coincidence entirely, he continued; 'my journey, which I have contemplated for some time, was not fixed this week altogether without a thought of your presence on the road hee-hee! Do you go far to-day? 'As far as Caen, said Ethelberta. 'Ah! That's the end of my day's journey, too, said Lord Mountclere.
But she was experienced enough to know what heaviness might result from a hasty marriage, entered into with a mind full of concealments and suppressions which, if told, were likely to stop the marriage altogether; and after trying to bring herself to speak of her family and situation to Lord Mountclere as he stood, a certain caution triumphed, and she concluded that it would be better to postpone her reply till she could consider which of two courses it would be advisable to adopt; to write and explain to him, or to explain nothing and refuse him.
'I am about to go to Cherbourg and then to Rouen. 'How sorry I am. When do you leave? 'At the beginning of next week, said Ethelberta, settling the time there and then. 'Did I hear you say that you were going to Cherbourg and Rouen? Lord Mountclere inquired. 'I think to do so, said Ethelberta.
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