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Updated: June 19, 2025
Annaple lay down beside her on her bed in the morning twilight, and gave her the history of the accident in playful terms indeed. Annaple could never help that, but there was something in her voice that made Lady Ronnisglen say, when satisfied about Janet's hurt, 'You've more to say, Nannie dear. 'Yes, minnie mine, I walked home with Mark Egremont. 'And ? 'Yes, minnie.
Lady Ronnisglen was an invalid, confined to the house, and Lady Delmar had daughters fast treading on the heels of Annabella, so christened, but always called Annaple after the old Scottish queens, her ancestors. She had been May Egremont's chief friend ever since her importation at twelve years old, and the intimacy had been promoted by her mother and sister.
Egremont would not hear of them, and every one suspected that he would not incur the chance of rising without Gregorio and all his appliances. By the time they were disposed of, and Lady Delmar safe in bed, it was time to repair to her mother's room, so as to prevent her from being alarmed. Lady Ronnisglen was English born. She was not by any means the typical dowager.
The Ruthvens had very blue blood in their veins, but as there were nine of the present generation, they possessed little beyond their long pedigree; even the head of the family, Lord Ronnisglen, being forced to live as a soldier, leaving his castle to grouse shooters.
What it would be to conduct an affair like that on true principles! But luck is against me every way. Mark was at the sitting-room door as the four quarters began to strike in preparation for eleven, but Lady Ronnisglen had been in her chair for nearly half-an-hour, having been rapid and nervous enough to hurry even the imperturbable maid, whom Annaple thought incapable of being hastened.
Mark was welcomed by Lady Ronnisglen with inquiries for all concerned, and especially for that 'poor girl. I do pity a young thing who has to take a woman's place too soon, she said. 'It takes too much out of her! 'I should think Ursula had plenty of spirit, said Annaple. 'I don't know whether spirit is what is wanted, said Mark.
Annaple remembered at last that she ought to go and look after her guests, assisted therein by the pleasure of giving May a hearty kiss and light squeeze, with a murmur that 'all was right. She brought them downstairs just as the gong was sounding, and the rush of girls descending from the schoolroom, and Lady Ronnisglen being wheeled across the hall in her chair.
The Delmars can't afford it, you know, though I believe my lady would have made a stretch if Annaple hadn't been bespoke but now she reserves herself for Muriel. Alice looked with some discomfort at the soft fair-haired creature who was uttering all this worldly jargon in a tone that would have been flippant if it had not been so childish. She asked if Lord. Ronnisglen had written.
'Her mother prevailed more without it than I am afraid she is likely to do with it. 'Complements answer better than parallels sometimes, but not always, said Lady Ronnisglen. 'Which are we? asked Annaple demurely. 'Not parallels certainly, for then we should never meet, responded Mark. 'But here is the proposal.
Lady Ronnisglen put out her transparent-looking, black-mittened hand, and gave a little dainty pat to his arm. 'I like to see a man in earnest, said she. Her little Skye terrier was seized with jealousy at her gesture, and came nuzzling in between with his black nose. 'Mull objects! she said, smiling; but then, with a graver look, 'And so will your father.
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