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Nothing could be more perfect than the whole thing, but the wonder was that Mr. Tristram should have allowed it. The party from Noningsby consisted of six or seven on horseback, besides those in the carriage. Among the former there were the two young ladies, Miss Furnival and Miss Staveley, and our friends Felix Graham, Augustus Staveley, and Peregrine Orme.
Since the discourse about agriculture he was not personally much attached even to Lucius; but for his mother's sake he could be forgiven. "Pray ask him into lunch," said Lady Staveley. Something had been said about Lady Mason since the Ormes had been at Noningsby, and the Staveley family were prepared to regard her with sympathy, and if necessary with the right hand of fellowship.
"I suppose we must give the governor the benefit of our company over his wine," said Augustus, as soon as their dinner was over. "I suppose we ought to do so." "And why not? Is there any objection?" "To tell the truth," said Graham, "I have an appointment which I am very anxious to keep." "An appointment? Where? Here at Noningsby, do you mean?" "In this house.
His first feeling at the thought was one of joy, but he soon brought himself almost to wish that he could leave Noningsby without any such meeting. There would have been nothing in it, nothing that need have called for observation or remark, had he not told his secret to Augustus. But his secret had been told to one, and might be known to others in the house.
Furnival had remarked about a fortnight since that Christmas-day was nothing to her now; and the base man, for it was base, had hung upon this poor, sore-hearted word an excuse for remaining away from home. "There are lawyers of repute staying at Noningsby," he had said, "with whom it is very expedient that I should remain at this present crisis."
Others did not think so, and would it not be better that such others should be her advisers? Was he not taking up for himself endless trouble and annoyance that could have no useful purpose? So he argued with himself, and yet by the time that he had reached Noningsby he had determined that he would stand by Lady Mason to the last.
This making of an offer is in itself a hard piece of business, a job to be postponed from day to day. It is so postponed, and thus that dash of melancholy, and that idea of separation are brought in at the important moment with so much appropriate truth. "I shall be leaving Noningsby to-morrow, Miss Staveley," Peregrine said. "Oh dear! we shall be so sorry. But why are you going? What will Mr.
And so Felix was hurried on up to his bedroom the old bedroom in which he had passed so many hours, and been so very uneasy. As he entered the room all that conversation with Augustus Staveley returned upon his memory. He had seen his friend in London, and told him that he was going down to Noningsby. Augustus had looked grave, but had said nothing about Madeline.
In how very short a time will come upon one that pleasant custom of sitting in an accustomed place! But here, at these Noningsby breakfasts, among other customs already established, there was one by which Augustus Staveley was always privileged to sit by the side of Sophia Furnival. No doubt his original object was still unchanged.
That his talents and good qualities were appreciated by one person in the house, seemed evident to Lady Staveley and the other married ladies of the party. Miss Furnival, as they all thought, had not found him empty-headed. And, indeed, it may be doubted whether Lady Staveley would have pressed his stay at Noningsby, had Miss Furnival been less gracious.
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