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We knew that all our neighbours talked us over, making far more than a nine days' wonder of the "very extraordinary conduct" of Mr. and Mrs. Halifax. That even good Lady Oldtower hesitated a little before she suffered her tribe of fair daughters to visit under the same roof where lay, quite out of the way, that poor wreck of womanhood, which would hardly have tainted any woman now.
Broken, more than either absence, marriage, or death itself could have effected. One thing more we had to consider a thing at once natural and right in any family, namely, how to hide its wounds from the chattering, scandalous world. And so, when by a happy chance there came over that morning our good friend Lady Oldtower and her carriage full of daughters, Mrs.
"Have you heard this extraordinary report about the Luxmore family?" I could see Maud turn with eager attention fixing her eyes wistfully on Lady Oldtower. "About the earl's death. Yes, we saw it in the newspaper." And John passed on to some other point of conversation. In vain. "This news relates to the present earl. I never heard of such a thing never.
It would have gone harder, but for one whom John now began to call his "friend;" at least, one who invariably called Mr. Halifax so our neighbour, Sir Ralph Oldtower. "How often has Lady Oldtower been here, Ursula?" "She called first, you remember, after our trouble with the children; she has been twice since, I think. To-day she wanted me to bring Muriel and take luncheon at the Manor House.
Miss Silver made some suggestion about "lessons," which Edwin jealously negatived immediately, and proposed that she and Maud should take a drive somewhere. Mrs. Halifax eagerly assented. "Lady Oldtower has been wanting them both for some time. You would like to go, would you not, for a day or two?" said she, addressing the governess. Guy caught at this. "Going away, are you? When?"
It must have been, to say the least, a great surprise to his lordship, when, the poll being closed, its result was found thus: Out of the fifteen votes, six were for Mr. Vermilye, nine for his opponent. Mr. Herbert Oldtower was therefore duly elected as member for the borough of Kingswell. The earl received the announcement with dignified, incredulous silence; but Mr.
I sat still, listening to Sir Herbert Oldtower, who was wondering that Lord Luxmore suffered the Hall to drop into disgraceful decay, and had begun cutting down the pine-woods round it. "Woods, older than his title by many a century downright sacrilege! And the property being entailed, too actual robbery of the heir!
A decided sensation at the upper half of the room. At the lower half an unanimous, involuntary cheer; for among our county families there were few so warmly respected as the Oldtowers. Sir Ralph rose, much perplexed. "I trust that no one present will suppose I was aware of Mr. Halifax's intention. Nor, I understand, was Mr. Oldtower. My son must speak for himself." Mr.
Lady Oldtower also advanced to the door; but catching some notion of what the disturbance was, shocked and scandalised, retired into the shop again. John looked earnestly at his wife, but for once she did not or would not understand his meaning; she drew back uneasily. "What must be done? I mean, what do you want me to do?" "What only a woman can do a woman like you, and in your position."
After a few words between the sheriff, his son, and Lord Luxmore, the result of which seemed rather unsatisfactory than otherwise, Sir Ralph Oldtower again rose. "Gentlemen and electors, there being no other candidate proposed, nothing is left me but to declare Gerard Vermilye, Esquire " John Halifax made his way to the table. "Sir Ralph, pardon my interruption, but may I speak a few words?" Mr.
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