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Sir Edward Elliott, of the Artillery, to the Star of India some years ago in which, however, the names were suppressed. I have reason to believe that many people, even among those who knew India well, thought that Sir Edward was romancing, and that he had evolved his incidents from his imagination.
Her dress, her jewels, and all her minor appointments were of that quality and perfection to which only much thought and plentiful money can attain. She had not, in fact, been romancing in that account of her afternoon which has been already quoted. Dress was her weapon and her stock in trade; it was, she said, necessary to her "career."
Among the customers at the store were a half a dozen old Revolutionary pensioners, who were permitted to buy on credit, leaving their pension papers as security. One of these pensioners was a romancing old fellow named Bevans more commonly known as "Uncle Bibbins."
He reproaches him not only for marrying foreign wives, but for making images of brazen oxen, which supported the brazen sea, and the images of lions about his throne. For these sins against the second commandment he died ingloriously. With the death of Solomon the legendary and romancing character of this part of the Antiquities comes to an end.
"Thou art romancing!" "As for the Norse women " "About Norse women there is no need for thee to teach thy grandfather. I know what Norse women are like. If I did not know, I should have married again." "Well then, Barbara Brodie is a good specimen of a capable Norse woman and I have noticed one thing about them, that I feel ought to be better understood." "Chut! What hast thou understood?
Don't be disagreeable and full of ridiculous fads, Sidney dear. I didn't marry your father." "No; but you married only incidentally, of course my father's fortune. That necklace of yours was purchased with his money; and I can almost fancy stains of blood." "Stop, Sidney. I don't like this sort of romancing. It's all nonsense. DO be nice to me." "There are stains of sweat on it, I know."
He walked on beside her, with his head turned away, and looked into the water. "I want you, please, to understand," he began suddenly, turning to her with a defiant air, "that everything I have just been saying to you is pure imagination. I'm rather given to romancing, but I don't like people to take it seriously." She made no answer, and they walked on in silence.
Francis must have been romancing. Why should she look at him like that, if she were willing to marry him? He was piqued and interested. She spoke not a word as they went down to dinner, but he was no raw youth to be snubbed thus into silence. His easy, polished manner soon started a conversation upon the usual everyday things. He received "Yes" and "No" for answers.
I may now try and accentuate a trait or two of these photographs, so to speak, and then realise the whole portrait by adding an account given to me by Oscar himself. The joy in humorous romancing and the sweetness of temper recorded by Sir Edward Sullivan were marked traits in Oscar's character all through his life.
At length, taking courage, in the midst of a deep sigh: "Abbe," said he, "you were speaking to me only to-day of certain people you maintain." "Yes, monsieur," replied the abbe. "Tell me precisely who are these people." The abbe hesitated. "Come! no fear, I am not threatening; no romancing, for I am not joking."
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