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Updated: July 26, 2025
We all felt this Stanton, Rippleby, and I; and, although I will not swear that we spoke no tender words and gave no meaning glances, yet we reduced such concessions to natural weakness to a minimum, not only when Lady Queenborough was by, but at all times. With the curate it was otherwise.
It was a pleasant change to see Jack genially polite to Trix Queenborough, but quite indifferent to her presence or absence, and content to allow her to take Newhaven for her partner at tennis as often as she pleased. He himself was often an absentee from our games. Mrs. Wentworth did not play, and Jack would sit under the trees with her, or take her out in the canoe.
It was a pleasant change to see Jack genially polite to Trix Queenborough, but quite indifferent to her presence or absence, and content to allow her to take Newhaven for her partner at tennis as often as she pleased. He himself was often an absentee from our games. Mrs. Wentworth did not play, and Jack would sit under the trees with her, or take her out in the canoe.
I think, however, that Lady Queenborough must have spoken again, for when Jack did come to tennis, Trix treated him with the most freezing civility and a hardly disguised disdain, and devoted herself to Lord Newhaven with as much assiduity as her mother could wish.
Oh, I remember the chap at the House plowed twice in Smalls stumpy fellow, isn't he? Not a bad chap, though, you know, barring his looks. I'm glad he's coming." "You won't be soon, young man," Lady Queenborough's angry eye seemed to say. "I remember him," pursued Jack; "awfully smitten with a tobacconist's daughter in the Corn oh, it's all RIGHT, Lady Queenborough she wouldn't look at him."
What happened on that stroll I do not know; but meeting Miss Trix on the stairs later in the afternoon, I ventured to remark, "I hope you broke it to him gently, Miss Queenborough?" "I don't know what you mean," replied Trix, haughtily. "You were out nearly two hours," said I. "Were we?" asked Trix with a start. "Good gracious! Where was mamma, Mr. Wynne?" "On the lawn watch in hand."
Newhaven whose appearance, by the way, though hardly distinguished, was not quite so unornamental as the curate had led us to expect looked slightly displeased, but Jack gave him no time for remonstrance. He whisked Trix off and began to serve all in a moment. I had a vision of Lady Queenborough approaching from the house with face aghast.
"Not only has it shown me where my true happiness lies, but it has also given me a juster idea of the value and sincerity of your regard for me, Miss Queenborough." "It is as real, Mr. Ives, as it is sincere," said she. "It is like yourself, Miss Queenborough," said he, with a little bow; and he turned from her and began to talk to his fiancee. Trix Queenborough moved slowly toward where I sat.
Wentworth before I got your message, you know." Trix drew herself up. "Of course, if Mrs. Wentworth " she began. "I'm very sorry," said Jack. Then Miss Queenborough, forgetting as I hope or choosing to disregard my presence, leant forward and asked in her most coaxing tones, "Don't you ever forget a promise, Mr. Ives?" Jack looked at her.
Soothed by the fragrant tobacco, and with an exquisite feeling of rest and freedom, I lay back in the corner and listened to Latimer's pleasantly drawling voice, as he described to me how he had accomplished his morning's coup. It seems that, accompanied by Tommy and his own man Ellis, he had arrived at Queenborough by the early train.
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