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Anthea Devine, being absolute mistress of Dapplemere, was in the habit of exerting her authority, and having her own way in most things; therefore, she glanced up, in some surprise, at this tall, dusty, rather lazy looking personage; and she noticed, even as had Small Porges, that he was indeed very big and wide; she noticed also that, despite the easy courtesy of his manner, and the quizzical light of his gray eyes, his chin was very square, and that, despite his gentle voice, he had the air of one who meant exactly what he said.
"Well, I'm thinking too, only I don't frown, you know, but I'm thinking just the same." "And what might you be thinking, nephew?" "Why I was thinking that although you're so awful fond of goose-berries, an' though there's lots of ripe ones on the bushes I've never seen you eat a single one." How Bellew and Adam entered into a solemn league and covenant "Look at the moon to-night, Uncle Porges!"
The second movement of the quartet Op. 127, Adagio ma non troppo, with which Porges compares the scene, gives a different side, from which the morbid element is absent. The rhythm which dominates this scene is a development of the preceding triplet rhythm and must be taken quite strictly 3-4 time, the first two crotchets being divided into triplet quavers, the last into two.
Anthea and Miss Priscilla were busied upon household matters wholly feminine, wherefore Small Porges had drawn Bellew to the window, and there they leaned, the small body enfolded by Bellew's long arm, and the two faces turned up to the silvery splendour of the moon.
"You will do me the honour, seneschal," said Prosper, growing polite, "to answer my question first." "I will send for the girl Melot, Messire," answered Master Porges. "You shall send for whom you please, my friend, but you shall answer my question before you move from that step." The seneschal did not move from the step.
How well they all suited this wonderful Arcadia! Yes, indeed he, and he only, had been out of place, and so he must go back to the every-day, matter-of-fact world, but how could he ever say "Good-bye" to faithful, loving Small Porges? Far in the East the grey streak had brightened, and broadened, and was already tinged with a faint pink that deepened, and deepened, as he watched.
And so there fell a silence between them, yet a silence that held a wondrous charm of its own; a silence that lasted so long that the coppery curls drooped lower, and lower upon Bellew's arm, until Anthea, sighing, rose, and in a very tender voice bade Small Porges say 'Goodnight! the which he did, forthwith, slumberous of voice, and sleepy eyed, and so, with his hand in Anthea's, went drowsily up to bed.
Oh, please go on! there's always dragons in 'chanted castles, you know, to guard the lovely Princess, aren't you going to have any dragons that hiss, you know, an' spit out smoke, an' flames? Oh! do please have a dragon." And Small Porges appeared from the other side of the hay-mow, flushed, and eager.
"No, my Porges," said Bellew, drawing his arm about the small disconsolate figure, "you may depend upon it that your prayers fly straight up into heaven, and that neither the clouds, nor the wind can come between, or blow them away. So just keep on praying, old chap, and when the time is ripe, they'll be answered, never fear." "Answered? Do you mean, oh Uncle Porges! do you mean the Money Moon?"
And, with the word, he had fallen on his knees at her feet, and his strong, solitary arm was folded close about her. In which Porges Big, and Porges Small discuss the subject of Matrimony "What is it, my Porges?" "Well, I'm a bit worried, you know." "Worried?" "Yes, 'fraid I shall be an old man before my time, Uncle Porges. Adam says it's worry that ages a man, an' it killed a cat too!"
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