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But the Law is still, in certain inevitable cases, the pre-engaged servant of the long purse; and the story is left to be told, for the first time, in this place. As the Judge might once have heard it, so the Reader shall hear it now. No circumstance of importance, from the beginning to the end of the disclosure, shall be related on hearsay evidence.
Erling had resisted his pressing invitation to bear him company, because of important business, the nature of which he did not think it necessary to disclose. His friend Glumm the Gruff also declined from similar reasons. At all events, he was similarly pre-engaged and taciturn.
Miss Mirvan, who had never before seen them, could not at first imagine who they were, till the elder said: "We've come to take you to the opera, miss. Papa and my brother are below, and we are to call for your grandmother as we go along." I told them I was pre-engaged, and endeavoured to apologise.
Sullivan Smith partly founded his preferable claim on her Irish descent, and on his acquaintance with her eminent defunct father one of the ever-radiating stars of his quenchless country. Lady Dunstane sympathized with him for his not intruding his claim when the young lady stood pre-engaged, as well as in humorous appreciation of his imaginative logic.
"I must beg you not to press me any further, for I assure you it is not in my power to attend you." "Why, we came all out of the city on purpose: besides, your grand-mama expects you;-and, pray, what are we to say to her?" "Tell her, if you please, that I am much concerned,-but that I am pre-engaged." "And who to?" demanded the abrupt Miss Branghton. "To Mrs. Mirvan,-and a large party."
"Did you see that little passage between Laura Tinley and Bella Pole?" said one, and forthwith mimicked them: "Laura commencing:-'We must have her over to us. 'I fear we have pre-engaged her. 'Oh, but you, dear, will do us the favour to come, too? 'I fear, dear, our immediate engagements will preclude the possibility. 'Surely, dear Miss Pole, we may hope that you have not abandoned us? 'That, my dear Miss Tinley, is out of the question. 'May we not name a day? 'If it depends upon us, frankly, we cannot bid you do so."
Bring him." The next day the Colonel took George to Darrell's; but George had been pre-engaged till late at noon, and Darrell was just leaving home, and at his street door, when the uncle and nephew came.
Vernon had watched his opportunity, and at the first sound of the piano had gained Lucretia's side, and with grave politeness pre-engaged her hand for the opening dance.
'No matter, replied Sir Launcelot, 'since I have not interest with you, I will endeavour to provide for Mr. Jenkins in some other way. "That same afternoon he walked over to the curate's house, and told him that he had spoken in his behalf to Dr. Tootle, but the curacy was pre-engaged.
I glowed with indignation. "No, Sir-it is your absence, and that alone, can set everything right." "For Heaven's sake, my dear," cried Mrs. Mirvan, who could no longer contain her surprise, "what does all this mean?-were you pre-engaged?-had Lord Orville-" "No, Madam," cried I, "only-only I did not know that gentleman,-and so-and so I thought-I intended-I-"
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