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When he sent that letter with his own, he was of course determined that he would marry Kate O'Hara as soon as he was a free man. The suddenness of the demand made for the heir's presence at Scroope was perhaps not owing to the Earl's illness alone.
The company was large; I think thirty sat down to dinner that night, which was given to introduce Lord Ragnall's future wife to the neighbourhood, whereof she was destined to be the leader. Miss Manners, who was looking very happy and charming in her jewels and fine clothes, joined us at once, and informed Scroope that "she" was just coming; the maid in the cloakroom had told her so.
As I emptied my cup Lord Ragnall, who had left the room, returned and asked us to come and see the game. So we went, to find it laid out in endless lines upon the snow-powdered grass in the quadrangle of the castle, arranged in one main and two separate lots. "Those are yours and Sir Junius's," said Scroope. "I wonder which of you has won. I'll put a sovereign on you, old fellow."
I thought it meant a cock pheasant, and was astonished when I saw a beautiful brown bird with a long beak flitting towards me through the tops of the oak trees. "Am I to shoot at that?" I asked. "Of course. It is a woodcock," answered Scroope. By this time the brown bird was rocking past me within ten yards. I fired and killed it, for where it had been appeared nothing but a cloud of feathers.
But, on a sudden, she spurned him with her foot on the breast, the rag of cloth parted in his hand, and the poor wretch tumbled forth alone into eternity. That was the end of Frederic Neville, Earl of Scroope, and the end, too, of all that poor girl's hopes in this world.
The leopard, standing on one hind leg, for the other was broken, seemed to be boxing Scroope, whilst Scroope was driving his big hunting knife into the brute's carcase. They went down, Scroope undermost, the leopard tearing at him. I gave a wriggle and came out of that mossy bed I recall the sucking sound my body made as it left the ooze.
Atterby-Smith, the two Misses Atterby-Smith and the young Mr. Atterby-Smith arrive, they are to be shown to their rooms. Tell the cook also to put off dinner till half-past eight, and if Mr. and Mrs. Scroope arrive earlier, tell Moxley to tell them that I am sorry to be a little late, but that I was delayed by some parish business. Now do you understand?" "Yes, my Lady," said Alfred and vanished.
But it would be very expedient that she should be called Mrs. Neville instead of Lady Scroope. Could things not be so arranged for him; so arranged that he might make a promise to his uncle, and yet be true to his Kate without breaking his promise? That was his scheme. Jack said that his scheme was impracticable.
You are in a sort of dilemma between this girl and Uncle Scroope." "I'm not in any dilemma at all." "You seem to think you have made some promise to him which will be broken if you marry her; and I suppose you certainly have made her a promise." "Which I certainly mean to keep," said Fred. "All right. Then you must break your promise to Uncle Scroope." "It was a sort of half and half promise.
Had his aunt, or would his uncle have, any objection? Lady Scroope did not dare to object. She by no means wished that her younger nephew should again be brought within the influence of Miss Mellerby's charms; but it would not suit her purpose to give offence to the heir by refusing so reasonable request. He would have been off to join his brother at Woolwich immediately.
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