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She handed the money to the personage in black, who was no other than the former butler to Sir Morton Pippitt, now at the Manor on temp'ry service, and who in turn presented it with an official stateliness to the startled fly-man, who was just waking up to the fact that his fare, whom he had considered as a person of no account whatever, was the actual mistress of the Manor.
And the voice or Sir Morton Pippitt, high pitched and resonant, trolled out on the peaceful air; "The fact is, the church could have been much better done, had I been consulted! The whole thing was carried out in the most brazen manner, under my very nose, sir, under my very nose! without so much as a 'by your leave'! Shocking, shocking!
Sir Morton Pippitt is bad enough as a neighbour, but he's a good three miles off at Badsworth Hall, thank Heaven! whereas Abbot's Manor is but a quarter of an hour's walk from this gate. We've had pleasant times in the dear old- fashioned gardens, Nebbie, you and I, but it's all over!
Sir Morton Pippitt, bein' in. the bone-meltin' line, as 'im up to dine now an' agin, just to keep in with 'im like, for he's a nasty temper, an' his wife's got the longest and spitefullest tongue in all the neighbourhood. But you needn't take up wi' them, Miss-they ain't in your line,-which some brewers is gentlemen, an' Appleby ain't YOUR Pa wouldn't never know HIS Pa."
Marius Longford, 'of the Savage and Savile, was taken by surprise, and looked a little uncomfortable. He stroked one pussy whisker. "We came together," he explained in his affected falsetto voice "Sir Morton Pippitt was good enough to invite me to bring any friend, and so "
For during one week she had sold stamps to a real live Marquis and post-cards to a 'Right Honourable, besides despatching numerous telegrams for the Countess of Beaulyon. By all the gods and little fishes, Sir Morton Pippitt had sunk low indeed! for when Mrs.
John Walden presents his compliments to Sir Morton Pippitt, and in answer to his letter begs to say that he has no intention of raising any subscription to defray the cost of restoring the church, which in its present condition is totally unfit for Divine service. Having secured the living, Mr.
There are no people of your own class residing nearer to you than three or four miles distant the village is composed of vulgar rustics the rural town is inhabited only by tradespeople, and though one of your near neighbours is Sir Morton Pippitt, one would hardly call him a real gentleman so there's really nobody at all for YOU to associate with. Now is there?"
Won't you have some more tea?" "No, thank you!" and Miss Pippitt rose, "Father, we must be going. You have not yet explained to Miss Vancourt the object of our visit." "True, true!" and Sir Morton got out of his chair with some difficulty "Time flies fast in such fascinating company!" and he smiled beamingly "We came, my dear lady, to ask you to dine with us on Thursday next at Badsworth Hall."
There was a pause, during which Mr. Longford fixed a pair of gold- rimmed glasses on his nose and gazed quizzically through them at Sir Morton Pippitt, whose countenance had grown uncomfortably purple in hue either with exterior heat or inward vexation. "I thought. Sir Morton," he began slowly, when Mr. Leveson adroitly interrupted him by the query: "Now what period would you fix, Mr.
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