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"It was long before I got my pros and cons even into this rude preparation for comparison, and longer still before the logical process of giving to each good and evil its just value, and drawing clear deductions from distinct premises, could be accomplished. However, in four-and-twenty hours I solved the problem. "I waited upon Lord Oldborough to tell him my conclusion.
The day after his niece's marriage was happily effected, Lord Oldborough said to his secretary, "Now, Mr. Cunningham Falconer, I have leisure to turn my mind again to the Tourville papers." "Weak men never foresee adversity during prosperity, nor prosperity during adversity," replied Lord Oldborough.
Temple, the Duke of Greenwich was announced. His grace sent in a note to signify that he waited upon Lord Oldborough by order of his majesty; and that, if this hour were not convenient, he begged to have the hour named at which his grace could be admitted. His grace was admitted instantly. Mr. Temple retired for it was evident this was to be a secret conference.
Her Ladyship had of course something to say to him. She was a pious woman, and had suddenly conceived a violent wish for building a chapel of ease at Oldborough, to which she entreated him to subscribe. She enlarged upon the benefits that the town would derive from it, spoke of Sunday-schools, sweet spiritual instruction, and the duty of all well-minded persons to give aid to the scheme.
Apparently without fear of committing himself, he said at once that it was a very extraordinary proceeding that he could no way account for it, but by supposing that the lieutenant-colonel in question had, through his relation, Lord Skreene, influenced his Grace of Greenwich, and that Lord Oldborough could not, in the present conjuncture, make any movement in direct opposition to the duke.
"I am aware that it is difficult, but not impossible," replied Lord Oldborough, rising deliberately. The commissioner took his leave, stammering somewhat of "nothing being impossible for a friend," courtier, he should have said. The commissioner set to work in earnest about the match he had in view for John. Not one, but several fair visions flitted before the eye of his politic mind.
"I have seen her once since I received that letter, and I never will see her again," said Lord Oldborough: "that's past all that concerns her is past and irremediable. Now as to the future, and to what concerns myself. I have been informed how truly, I cannot say that some time ago a rumour, a suspicion of this intrigue was whispered in what they call the fashionable world."
Buckhurst had been at the opera in the same box with Miss Hauton and with my brother Godfrey one night. Godfrey's conduct had been misrepresented, and as soon as Buckhurst found that Lord Oldborough had been deceived, he was determined that he should know the truth; or, at least, that he should know that my brother was not to blame.
The Miss Falconers, following in the wake of nobility, seemed too much charmed with themselves, to see or know me till Lord Oldborough, though listening to the duke, espied me, and did me the honour to bow; then the misses put up their glasses to see who I could be, and they also smiled, and curtsied, and were delighted to see me.
Erasmus was aware of all he hazarded in making this request aware that he must hurt Lord Oldborough's feelings that he must irritate him by bringing to his view at once, and in this critical moment, a number of family cabals, of which he was ignorant aware that Lord Oldborough was oppressed with business, public and private; and that, above all things, he was impatient of any intrusion upon his hours of privacy.
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