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N.B. The mutilated musician leaves the question of terms in the hands of the art-loving public, and will do himself the honour of calling to-morrow." Good-natured Mr. Gallilee left a sovereign to be given to the victim of circumstances and then set forth for Lord Northlake's house. He and Ovid had arranged that Zo was to be taken to see Carmina that day.
He gave his head another savage rub, and returned to the subject of the young lady. "Who is she?" he asked again. "My cousin," Ovid replied as shortly as possible. "Your cousin? A girl of Lady Northlake's?" "No: my late uncle's daughter." Benjulia suddenly came to a standstill. "What!" he cried, "has that misbegotten child grown up to be a woman?" Ovid started.
And, if borrowings go on in that way, Maria and Zoe will be left wretchedly provided for, in comparison with Lady Northlake's daughters. A fine large fortune would wonderfully improve these doubtful prospects can you guess, Carmina, where it is to come from? I could easily guess, now I understood the Will. My good Teresa, if I die without leaving children, the fine large fortune comes from Me.
Add to these results of Ovid's contemplated marriage the loss of a thousand a year, secured to the guardian by the Will, while the ward remained under her care and the statement of disaster would be complete. "We must leave this house, and submit to be Lady Northlake's poor relations there is the price I pay for it, if Ovid and Carmina become man and wife."
Ovid was completely taken by surprise, and owned it by his silence. Mrs. Gallilee went on in a tone of innocent maternal pleasantry. "You know you began young," she said; "your first love was that poor little wizen girl of Lady Northlake's who died. Child's play, you will tell me, and nothing more.
"Suppose we write to him," Susan concluded, "and say we are surprised, but we have no doubt he knows best. We offer our congratulations to Mrs. Robert, and our sincere wishes for his happiness." To Lady Northlake's astonishment, Mrs. Gallilee adopted this indulgent point of view, without a word of protest.
I am not clever enough to have his eye for character: and perhaps I am weak and easily imposed upon too. Before I had been ten minutes in Lady Northlake's company, I would have given everything I possess in the world to have had her for my guardian. "She had called to say good-bye, on leaving London; and my aunt was not at home. We had a long delightful talk together.
Why was all the money which these things cost spent in one evening? Because Lady Northlake's parties must be matched by Mrs. Gallilee's parties. Lady Northlake lives in a fashionable neighbourhood in London, and has splendid carriages and horses. This is a fashionable neighbourhood.
Vere accepted the encumbrance and reaped her reward. Susan was no longer distinguished as the sister who had her dresses made in Paris; and Mrs. Gallilee was not now subjected to the indignity of getting a lift in Lady Northlake's carriage. What was the history of Robert, during this interval of time? In two words, Robert disgraced himself.
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