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"A roundabout way of asking if she is passable in appearance," Winston said, with his smile of conscious superiority. "Judge for yourself!" taking from his pocket a miniature. "How beautiful! What a very handsome woman?" the sister exclaimed at sight of the pictured face. "You are correct. She is, moreover, a thorough lady, and highly-educated. Ridgeley will have a queenly mistress.
It was a lucky hit, for when I had in solemn whispers rolled off the great lines in the sixth Aeneid which foretell the work and glory of Rome, I thought of my Lord Ridgeley, thiever by cunning process of law of most of my ancient patrimony, and his blackguard son, my Lord Brocton, lustfully hunting the proud, gracious woman beneath, and I said grandiosely to myself, "Rome's destiny is thine too, Oliver Wheatman of the Hanyards, and these betitled scullions are the proud ones you shall war down."
Anne sat with her husband, and Jeanette was in the back seat. Christopher had, therefore, a side view of Anne as she turned a little that she might talk to him. The glint of her bright hair under her gray sports hat, the light of welcome in her eyes ! "I am going to take you to the circus to-morrow. Ridgeley, you'll go too?" Dunbar shook his head. "I've got to get back to town in the morning.
Aylett, the chatelaine of Ridgeley, the wife whose serene purity had never been blemished by a doubting breath; chaste and polished matron; the admired copy for younger and less discreet, but not more beautiful women. He surveyed her boldly if the imagination had not seemed preposterous Mr.
Sutton left Ridgeley in opposition to our earnest entreaties that she would spend the evening of her days with us. I was assured then, as I am now, that she would receive the same love and respect nowhere else. But she could not brook the semblance of interference with her rule where she had reigned so long and irresponsibly. And while we may deplore, we can hardly find fault with this weakness.
But I listened with interest to our unsophisticated Mabel's account of her Quixotic expedition to what will, I foresee, be the haunted chamber of Ridgeley in the next generation. Her penchant for adventure has, I suspect, embellished her portrait of the hapless house-breaker." "A common-looking tramp!" returned Winston, disdainfully. "As villanous a dog in physiognomy and dress as I ever saw!
Ford, then commander of a brigade of militia, in which Major Ridgeley held a commission, was arranging some papers in his law office, a young man paused a moment in front of the open door, and upon being observed, lifted his hat and stepped frankly forward.
Ridgeley can waltz, and so can Miss Walters, and I made a little party to see them waltz, and he didn't come." "That is grave. Will you leave it to me to pass judgment upon him?" "I will." "And do you submit, Mr. Ridgeley?" "She's so very kind to you," remarked Mrs. Markham. "I do," said the young man, "and will religiously perform the sentence."
His name had not been mentioned, and Julia had only referred to him, as "he did this;" "he sat by that tree." At last Rose ventured: "Where is he this Mr. Ridgeley? Mother said he went away." "Yes; I never saw him after you took me into your bed, Rose," said Julia. "He saw you after that, Miss Markham." "What do you mean, Rose?" "I am sure you would like to know," said Rose. "I know I would.
Ridgeley left hours ago, and I shan't enjoy my toast and bacon if you aren't opposite me. I have picked a white rose to put by your plate. And I have a thousand things to say to you " His words had a tonic effect. Oh, why not ? What earthly difference would it make? And hadn't Browning said something like that "Who knows but the world may end to-night?"
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