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Her right course was then clear as a band of light. She would deposit the money at interest in a London bank. She would say nothing at all about its possession. Before leaving for St. Penfer she would buy a couple of printed gowns, such as would not be incongruous with her surroundings.
How people do go thinking wrong of others instead of themselves! That isn't the Bible way, is it, father?" "To be sure it isn't, Joan. But we aren't living among Bible people, my dear, are we now?" "Well, I don't know that, father. Fisher-folk feature one another all the world over as much as their lines and boats do. I think we could find all those Galilean fishers among the fishers of Penfer.
But it could not be hid that he often came for money, which old Mr. Tresham had sometimes to borrow in St. Penfer for him. And business men noted the fact that his visits were so erratic and frequently so long in duration that it was hardly likely he had regular employment. And if a man had no private steady income, then for him to be without steady daily labour was considered in St.
Penfer, and among the girls gathered there made many friends. Chief among these was Elizabeth Tresham, the daughter of a gentleman who had bought, with the salvage of a large fortune, the small Cornish estate on which he lived, or rather fretted away life in vain regrets over an irrevocable past.
Arundel had purposely left him so at this happy epoch, and the idea gave him the more pleasure in his light duties. There was a great deal of good-natured discussion about the proper date for this wonderful wedding. Tris acted as if it was the first wedding in the world. He was sure everyone in St. Penfer and St. Clair would be disappointed beyond comfort unless they had a chance to be present.
And nobody wanted the bride-dress to be soiled. Besides which, the sea-way gave the St. Penfer people an opportunity to set her off with waving kerchiefs and a thousand good wishes; and it also gave the people of St. Clair an opportunity to welcome her in the same manner.
She had also her full share of that all-pervading spirit of caste which divides English society into innumerable circles, and though she did not dislike the tacit offence she gave to the St. Penfer young ladies by selecting a companion not in their ranks, she was always ready to defend her friendship for Denas by an exaggerated description of her many fine qualities.
Penfer, but that Elizabeth herself must have been the perpetrator of the cruelty, unless and she then gave Roland a glance which made him wonder where his willing and obedient Denasia of former days had gone. In all essential points this story was a false one.
If I went to London alone and you were also in London and paying for my lessons, do you know what everyone would say in St. Penfer? Do you know what they would call me?" "Why need you care for a lot of old gossips you, with such a grand future before you?" "I do care. I care for myself. I care a thousand times more for father and mother. A word against my good name would kill them.
But you will have to be busy all, for it is like enough to rain within an hour the tide will bring it, I'll warrant." "I will wear my waterproof. Mother, dear, I do want a little change so much just to see some new faces and hear tell of the St. Penfer people."
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