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Her eyes rested on the ground for a while, then strayed to the leaves about her, which were golden with the sunlight they intercepted, then turned again to Mrs. Ormonde's face. 'He knew where I lived. How could you be sure he wouldn't come to me? Mrs. Ormonde sunk her eyes and made no reply. 'Did he promise you that he would never come? 'He made me no promise, Thyrza. 'No promise?
Him I shall make use of, telling him nothing of my wider aims, but simply getting him to discover for me the dozen or so of men who would be likely to care for my lectures. By-the-by, the man of whom I was speaking, the father of Mrs. Ormonde's patient, lives in Lambeth; I shall certainly make an effort to draw him into the net! 'I shall be curious to hear more of him, said Mr. Newthorpe.
John de Burgh was a distant relation of Ormonde's, but having been thrown together a good deal, they seemed nearer of kin than they really were. De Burgh was somewhat overbearing, and dominated Colonel Ormonde considerably. He was also somewhat lawless by nature, hating restraint and intent upon his own pleasure.
It was the best of the cheaper schools she had seen, and to Dr. Paynter's care she resolved to commit them. As Wandsworth was within an easy distance, she could often go to see them. Another matter kept her somewhat on the qui vive. In spite of Mrs. Ormonde's assurance that De Burgh had forgotten her, Katherine had a strong idea that she had not seen the last of him. Though Mrs.
Softly she began to descend the stairs, and at length recognised the door of the drawing-room. She did not like to enter: it was only Mrs. Ormonde's kindness that had given her a right to sit there the evening before. But the house-door would not be open yet, she feared.
At last Errington, looking at his watch, declared that as the rubber was over, he must say good-night. "What, are you not staying here to-night?" said Colonel Ormonde. "No; I have a good deal of letter-writing to get through to-morrow, so did not accept Mrs. Ormonde's kind invitation." "You'll have a deuced cold drive. Come over on Thursday, will you?
'Will you read that? Mrs. Ormonde complied, Annabel watching her face the while. The girl looked for indignation, for scornful disbelief; she saw something quite different. Mrs. Ormonde's hand trembled, but in a moment she had overcome all weakness. 'Sit down, dear, she said, calmly. 'You have just received this? Yes, I see the date. Annabel remained standing.
'Come now, and tell us what you have been doing all day long, Mrs. Ormonde said. 'Why, the sun and the wind have already touched your cheeks! 'I have enjoyed myself, Thyrza replied, quickly, seating herself near her new friend. She could give little more description than that. Annabel talked with her, and presently, at Mrs. Ormonde's request, went to the piano.
"Whither should I go hence?" asked the other. "The news of Ireland is hardly such as to give colour to Ormonde's invitation." "I have told you what to do, sir, but got small thanks for my pains. Think on it well. Now, by your leave I must attend to affairs of my own. May I find you in a wiser mood when I return!" "Farewell, then, Tom," said Charles. "But beware of poaching on a Jersey manor!"
Gandle one night looked in my pocket to see if I'd anything about me to show where I belonged. And she found that bit of paper with Mrs. Ormonde's name and address. But wait, Lyddy; I've something to say. Did you do as I asked, about not telling any one where I was? 'I didn't tell any one, Thyrza. Nobody knew where I was going.
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