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Updated: June 25, 2025
"Ha! do you think so?" "Will you leave the matter to me?" "Certainly you are a monstrous clever fellow, and we all esteem you." "Sit down and write as I dictate, my dear lord." "Well," said Lord Saxingham, seating himself at Lumley's enormous writing-table "well, go on." "/My dear Mr. Templeton/ " "Too familiar," said Lord Saxingham. "Not a bit; go on." "/My dear Mr. Templeton:/
She turned the conversation, however, into general channels, and she talked of Italian poetry with a warmth and eloquence worthy of the theme. While they thus conversed, a new guest had arrived, who, from the spot where he stood, engaged with Lord Saxingham, fixed a steady and scrutinising gaze upon the pair. "Lady Florence has indeed improved," said this new guest.
It would have been amusing to witness the short conversation between Lord Saxingham and Maltravers, when the latter sought the earl at night in his lordship's room. To Lord Saxingham's surprise, not a word did Maltravers utter of his own subordinate pretensions to Lady Florence's hand.
Their strength numbered, friends and foes alike canvassed and considered, and due account taken of the waverers to be won over, it really did seem, even to the least sanguine, that the Saxingham or Vargrave party was one that might well aspire either to dictate to, or to break up, a government. Nothing now was left to consider but the favourable hour for action.
Still, Lord Saxingham was told that Maltravers was a rising man, and he thought it well to be civil to rising men, of whatever party; besides, his vanity was flattered by having men who are talked of in his train.
While this interesting discussion was going on, Ferrers drew aside his cousin, and pressing her hand affectionately, said, in a soft and tender voice: "My dear Florence for in such a time permit me to be familiar I understand from Lord Saxingham, whom I met in London, that you are engaged to Maltravers.
IT happened that that evening Maltravers had, for the first time, accepted one of many invitations with which Lord Saxingham had honoured him. His lordship and Maltravers were of different political parties, nor were they in other respects adapted to each other. Lord Saxingham was a clever man in his way, but worldly even to a proverb among worldly people.
Maltravers smiled but the smile was not like his own shook his head, and strode rapidly away. Three of the London clocks, one after the other, had told the hour of nine, as a tall and commanding figure passed up the street towards Saxingham House. Five doors before you reach that mansion there is a crossing, and at this spot stood a young man, in whose face youth itself looked sapless and blasted.
Away went Lord Saxingham. "Florence glad to see me!" said Lumley, throwing his arms behind him, and striding to and fro the room "Scheme the Second begins to smile upon me behind the advancing shadow of Scheme One. If I can but succeed in keeping away other suitors from my fair cousin until I am in a condition to propose myself, why, I may carry off the greatest match in the three kingdoms.
"That's a good fellow, Lumley," said Lord Saxingham; "Florence is never more welcome to my eyes than at half-past one o'clock A.M., when I associate her with thoughts of my natural rest, and my unfortunate carriage-horses. By the by, I wish you would dine with me next Saturday." "Saturday: unfortunately I am engaged to my uncle." "Oh! he has behaved handsomely to you?" "Yes." "Mrs.
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