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Walraven gives a farewell dinner in honor of the mournful occasion, on Thursday to-morrow evening. The party is select very on your account, you know only Sir Roger Trajenna, Walraven's lawyer, Sardonyx, and myself. Now, when we're all assembled, discussing your absence, as I'll take care we shall be, and Oleander is telling lies by the yard, do you appear like a thunder-clap and transfix him.
"Median gold it holds, and silver from Atropatene, Ruby and emerald from Hindustan, and Bactrian agate, Bright with beryl and pearl, sardonyx and sapphire." and more that cannot be uttered the Lights and Perfections. So for all seekers I pray this prayer beautiful in its sonorous Latin, but noble in all the tongues;
"That is not Hugh Ingelow. The fellow hasn't energy enough to entrap a fly." "Sardonyx, then?" "Sardonyx is too cautious. He knows too much of the law to run his head into the lion's jaws. Besides, it is too absurdly romantic for so practical a man. No, it is not Sardonyx." "Yourself, then?" The doctor laughed. "Nonsense, Blanche! Mollie is out of her reckoning about us three.
Precious stones, all manner of precious stones, stones of all colours. Thus had the ceiling of this house a pearl here, and there a diamond; here a jasper, and there a sapphire; here a sardius, and there a jacinth; here a sardonyx, and there an amethyst. He also overlaid the house, beams, posts, walls, doors, &c., and all with gold.
It's a shame to make her suffer and let that horrible doctor off scot-free." Mr. Walraven, in his study, meantime, had written a letter to Lawyer Sardonyx, detailing in brief his wishes, and requesting him to call upon Mrs. Walraven in the course of the day. That done, he quitted the house, determined to return no more until she had left. The afternoon brought Hugh Ingelow.
Sardonyx, excuse me, but you have heard all that it is necessary you should hear." The lawyer became angry-red, but turned at once to go. "I have no wish to pry into your very extraordinary secrets or escapades, Miss Dane," he said, haughtily. "Permit me to wish you good-evening." Mr. Sardonyx departed. Mr.
"Give me until to-morrow. I will think it over. Between twelve and one I will be at home; come then and you shall have your answer. There! let us go back to the ball-room. I have promised this redowa to Mr. Sardonyx." Mr. Ingelow, in profound silence, led Miss Dane back to the ball-room, where they found the elegant lawyer searching for his partner.
Some enemy is at the bottom." "Surely Miss Dane could have no enemies," said Hugh Ingelow. "We all know how amiable and lovable she was." "Lovable, certainly. We know that," remarked Sardonyx, with a grim smile. "And I adhere to my former opinion," said Dr. Oleander, with consummate coolness "that Miss Mollie is playing tricks on her friends, to try their affection.
"'And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; "'The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
The soft and shining tresses flowed down, rippling like sea-waves; some had hair golden and radiant as this wine in my cup, the faces of others appeared amidst the blackness of ebony; there were locks that seemed of burnished and scintillating copper, some glowed with hair of tawny splendor, and others were crowned with the brightness of the sardonyx.
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