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"It was before he thought of going to Patagonia that she was at Bragton," said Currie. "That's all you know about it, old fellow," said the indignant young one. "She was there a second time, just before his death. I had it from Lady Penwether who was in the neighbourhood." "My dear little boy," said Mounser Green, "that was exactly what was likely to happen, and he yet may have broken his heart.
When the proposition had been made and accepted, and when the hero of it had gone off on his drag, Miss Penge communicated the tidings to her friend. "I think he has behaved very wisely," said Lady Penwether. "Well; feeling as I do of course I think he has. I hope he thinks the same of me. I had many doubts about it, but I do believe that I can make him a good wife."
I am so sorry that we did not know it, so that we might have asked her." "She never goes out anywhere, Lady Penwether." "And there is nothing then in the report that I heard?" Morton paused a moment before he answered, and during that moment collected his diplomatic resources. He was not a weak man, who could be made to tell anything by the wiles of a pretty woman.
Lady Penwether and some other relatives were anxious that he should take a wife; but his sister was by no means anxious that he should take such a one as Arabella Trefoil. Therefore she thought that she might judiciously ask Mr. Morton a few questions. "I believe you knew the Trefoils in Washington?" she said. Morton acknowledged that he had seen much of them there.
"Allow me," she said, "to conduct myself at this moment as I may think best. I shall do so at any rate." Then she stalked on and Lady Penwether saw that any contest was hopeless. Had she sent the servant on with all his speed, so as to gain three or four moments, her brother could hardly have fled through the trees in face of the enemy.
Then Lord Rufford with a ghastly attempt at pleasantry introduced them. "George," he said, "I do not think you know Miss Trefoil. Sir George Penwether; Miss Trefoil." The interview had been watched from the house and the husband had been sent down by his wife to mitigate the purgatory which she knew that her brother must be enduring.
"She may be clever," said Lady Penwether, "but I do not think I should ever like her." "She is one of those girls whom only gentlemen like," said Miss Penge. "And whom they don't like very long," said Lady Penwether. "How well I understand all this," said Lord Rufford turning to the younger Miss Godolphin.
This request was made by Lady Penwether because Miss Penge had said that she thought it impossible for her to dance. Poor Miss Penge, who was generally regarded as a brilliant young woman, had been a good deal eclipsed by Arabella and had seen the necessity of striking out some line for herself.
If all we hear is true Miss Trefoil's Senator may have to defend both Scrobby and Goarly." "My Senator as you call him will be quite up to the occasion." "You knew him in America, Miss Trefoil?" asked Lady Penwether. "Oh yes. We used to meet him and Mrs. Gotobed everywhere.
Lady Penwether did not smile again, and left him to go about the room on her business as hostess, as soon as the dance was over. But she was sure that they were engaged. In the meantime, the conversation between Lord Rufford and Arabella was very different in its tone, though on the same subject.
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