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This brought on a dead silence, and all eyes were turned upon Sir Edward, whose pale countenance became yet paler as he said, with his imperturbable courteousness of phrase: "I must entreat Mr. Pennroyal not to indulge in innuendos, but to state explicitly whether he intends anything dishonorable to my father." "To a man of the world a word is enough," responded the Honorable Richard, insolently.
Archibald had of course asked him about the particulars of the duel, and what led to it; but his brother had sought to make light of the affair, saying merely that Pennroyal had been very rude, and had failed to make a suitable apology; and that the insult having been public, he was forced to resent it.
In fact, she had at one time allowed it to be inferred that she deprecated the idea of being married to any one; and this demonstrated a commendable maidenly reserve; but it was neither to be expected nor desired that she should adhere to such a resolution in the face of good reasons for changing it. And Mr. Pennroyal was an excellent reason.
Certainly, Pennroyal was far from loving the ceremonious and punctilious young baronet, who would neither drink nor play cards.
"But why have you got this white veil on? and orange blossoms! It's like a wedding. What were they saying about a wedding? ... is it to be our wedding?" "The wedding has already taken place, my dear Archie," interposed the bridegroom, offering his arm to the bride, and smiling with no very good grace. "This lady is now Mrs. Pennroyal. Stand aside, like a good boy "
Then he exclaimed, "You are Richard Pennroyal I didn't know you at first, you look so old!" "Oh, the fellow's quite mad!" muttered Richard, turning away with a shrug of the shoulders. "I should have known better than to run the risk of having such a lunatic here. We must have him moved out of the room at once." Young Sir Edward overheard this latter sentence.
"Pennroyal!" said the old baronet, drawing himself up with a good deal of dignity, "your father and I were friends before you were born, and you're my brother-in-law; but if you were not sitting at my table, I'd teach you better manners than to lecture your elders. I said I should like to see the scoundrel who would dare to marry Kate Battledown and and what is that to you?"
Pennroyal saw no harm in making this promise, but she did not see why she should not make as great a favor as she could of granting it. "A wife should have no secrets from her husband, Archibald." "Have you never had a secret from him, Kate?" "You have no right to ask that!" Archibald laughed. "Are you as happy with him as the day is long?" She looked up for a moment, and their eyes met.
Pennroyal would make known to the widow of the late Colonel the aspirations of his heart, and would receive from her permission to address himself to the lady of his choice.
Kate," he broke off suddenly, "how did Richard know that those papers were missing in our family? I told you once do you remember that day? And no one knew it except you." Mrs. Pennroyal would perhaps have preferred not to be asked this question. But since it was asked, she was bound to make the best answer she could. "It was for that I wanted to see you to-day," she said, after a pause.
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