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Presty's vigorous intellect discovered an improbability here. "Then how came you to feel interested in him?" she objected. Even Randal's patience gave way. "I can't account for it," he said sharply. "I only know I took a liking to Captain Bennydeck." He left Mrs. Presty and sat down by his brother. "You know I feel for you," he said, taking Linley's hand. "Try to hope."
Randal's seconder was a bluff yeoman, an outvoter of weight with the agricultural electors. As to the young gentleman, whose nomination he had the pleasure to second, did not know much about him; but the Leslies were an old family in the neighbouring county, and Mr. Leslie said he was nearly related to Squire Hazeldean, as good a man as ever stood upon shoe leather.
Leslie, there is nothing in which a young man of your talents should be more on his guard than thinking for himself; he will nearly always think wrong. And I believe that is one reason why young men of talent disappoint their friends, and remain so long out of office." A haughty flush passed over Randal's brow, and faded away quickly; he bowed in silence.
The fences what remained of them from former depredations had either fallen utterly to the ground, or assumed a strikingly precarious position. Part of the roof of Mr. Randal's house had been blown off, and the chimneys of several of the Wallencamp houses demolished, and Grandpa's barn twisted and distorted almost beyond recognition.
"You wound me, Mr. Egerton," said Randal, turning away. Mr. Egerton's cold glance followed Randal's movements; the face was hid from the glance, and the statesman's eye rested on the figure, which is often as self-betraying as the countenance itself. Randal baffled Mr.
The philosopher, who was disposed to believe one kind of courtship to be much the same as another, in cases where the result of all courtships was once predetermined, smiled benignly, patted Randal's thin cheek, with a "Pooh, pooh, pazzie!" and left the room to summon Violante.
Harry liked her from the first, and then you'll be Frank's brother, and your sound head and good heart will keep him right. Randal's hand grasped the squire's, and with an emotion of human gratitude, for we know that, hard to all else, he had natural feelings for his fallen family; and his neglected sister was the one being on earth whom he might almost be said to love.
The last man left, out of that band of martyrs to a hopeless cause, lives to be worthier of God's mercy and tries to make God's creatures better and happier in this world, and worthier of the world that is to come." Randal's generous nature felt the appeal that had been made to it. "Will you let me take your hand, Captain?" he said. They clasped hands in silence.
Presently the form of Jackeymo was seen emerging from the shrubs. Riccabocca turned hastily round, recognized his servant, uttered an exclamation loud enough to reach Randal's ear, and then, catching Jackeymo by the arm, disappeared with him amidst the deep recesses of the garden.
"What you propose to do will be well done, no doubt," quoth the usurer, linking his arm in Randal's; "but take care that you don't get yourself into a scrape, so as to damage your character. I have great hopes of you in public life; and in public life character is necessary, that is, so far as honour is concerned." "I damage my character! and for a Count Peschiera!" said Randal, opening his eyes.
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