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Updated: May 31, 2025
Fragrance was everywhere from the trees, the young fern, the grass; and from the shining west, the shadowed fells, the brilliant water, there breathed a voice of triumphant beauty, of unconquered peace, which presently affected George Sarratt strangely.
'Then in the No Man's Land, between the lines, they were under both shell and rifle-fire, till it was seen by our men that Benoit had his hands up, and that the other was wounded. The poor Belgian was dragging Mr. Sarratt who was unconscious, and at last wasn't it ill-luck? just as our men were pulling them into the trench, Benoit was shot through the head by a German sniper.
Well, this day three weeks, a party at Carton, for Mrs. Sarratt. Will that give her time to settle down? 'Unless her husband is killed by then, said Captain Marsworth, quietly. 'His regiment is close to Loos. He'll be in the thick of it directly. 'Oh no, said Cicely, twisting the ends of her veil lightly between a finger and thumb.
'That is kind of you! Our name is Sarratt my husband is Lieutenant Sarratt. 'Of the 21st Lanchesters? All right I'll see to it! And he ran back to his car, while the young people disappeared into the little entrance hall of the lodging-house, and the door shut upon them. Miss Farrell received her brother with gibes. Trust William for finding out a beauty! Who were they?
And during the few remaining days they were together, Hester could only notice with growing amazement the change in all the small ways and habits that had once characterised Nelly Sarratt especially since her Torquay illness; the small invalidisms and self-indulgences, the dependence on a servant or on Bridget.
Milly wore a look of animation, as of one who has been finding the world interesting. 'She's gone a walk over the bridge, Miss. 'Has she had news of Mr. Sarratt? 'Yes, Miss, said the girl eagerly. 'He's all right. Mrs. Sarratt got a telegram just a couple of hours ago. 'And you think I shall find her by the lake? Milly thought so. Then advancing a step, she said confidentially
Sir William tried indeed to persuade them to stay longer, till a signal from his cousin Hester stopped him; 'Well, if you must go, you must, he said, regretfully. 'Cicely, you must arrange with Mrs. Sarratt, when she will pay us a visit and' he looked uncertainly round him, as though he had only just remembered Bridget's existence 'of course your sister must come too.
But in the dingy bedroom of a dingy Bloomsbury hotel, with a film of fog over everything outside, there was no sun to be seen; the plane trees beyond the windows were nearly leafless; and the dead leaves scudding and whirling along the dusty, airless streets, under a light wind, gave the last dreary touch to the scene that Nelly Sarratt was looking at.
The rumours of coming events crept more heavily and insistently than ever through a sudden spell of heat that hung over the Lakes. Nelly Sarratt slept little, and wrote every day to her George, letters of which long sections were often destroyed when written, condemned for lack of cheerfulness.
I came to get some news of Mrs. Sarratt and her husband. Is he all right? Hester repeated the telegram, and added the information that seeing him coming, Mrs. Sarratt had gone in search of her sketching things. 'Ah! I thought if she'd got good news she might like to begin, said Farrell. 'Poor thing she's lucky! Our casualties these last few days have been awful, and the gain very small.
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