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To reach Selsey "town" devious ways must be taken past Earnley, which is surely the quietest and most remote hamlet in the kingdom, on the road from nowhere to nowhere; or we may, if impervious to fatigue, follow the beach all the way to Selsey Bill. The charm of the place, which consists in a great measure in its air of remoteness, is likely to be soon destroyed.

The Norman prelates by degrees removed the sees to the chief towns, changing the names with the change of place. Dorchester was removed to Lincoln, Selsey to Chichester, Sherborne to Old Sarum, and Elmham by two removes to Norwich. The new cities were the centres of life and influence, and they were more suitable residences for barons of the king, as the Norman bishops were.

He was one of the five last Saxon Bishops; Stigand, who held both at once the primacy and the see of Winchester; his brother, Eghelmar, Bishop of Elmham; Eghelsie, of Selsey; and the Bishop of Durham, Eghelwin, who was in the Camp of Refuge.

But she had really meant what she said that morning; she wouldn't see him again. But the thought of seeing Hyacinth under the trees the next morning a secret appointment, too! was certainly consoling. With a sudden sensation of being utterly sick of himself and his feelings, tired of both Hyacinth and Eugenia, and bored to death at the idea of all women, Cecil went to see Lord Selsey.

'Show her in at once. Anne came in, coolly. 'I'm afraid you hardly remember me, Lady Selsey, she said. 'We met last summer. I was Miss Verney's companion. Eugenia held out her hand cordially. 'Of course, I remember you very well. Why, it was here we met! At that musical party! Do sit down, Miss Yeo. Won't you take off your mackintosh? 'No, thanks. I must apologise for intruding.

She would think herself more important than my pictures. Cecil could hardly help a smile, angry as he was. 'And Mrs Raymond, went on Lord Selsey, 'is delightfully unworldly and yet sensible. Of course, she's not a bit in love with me either. But she likes me awfully, and I persuaded her. It was all done by argument. 'I could never persuade her, said Cecil bitterly. 'Of course not.

It was well known that Lord Selsey was a collector. Though no-one could have less of the pompous, fatuous vanity of the Don Juan, beauty had always played, and always would play, a very prominent part in his life. It was, in fact, without exception, his greatest pleasure, and interest even passion.

Even the proud and stubborn English could not face it any longer. I remember well how the news came to me. I was lying at the time off Selsey Bill when I saw a small war-vessel coming down Channel. It had never been my policy to attack any vessel coming down. My torpedoes and even my shells were too precious for that.

Instead of this, he became fascinated by her, she refused him; and then, to make it ever so much worse for me, Lord Selsey, whom he's so fond of and thinks such a lot of, goes and puts her upon a pedestal, constantly in sight, yet completely out of reach. 'You are unreasonable, Hyacinth! Would you prefer a rival of flesh and blood. Don't be so fanciful, dear. It's too foolish.

The fact is I've come about something important. It's about Mrs Reeve. 'Mrs Reeve? Eugenia leant eagerly forward. 'Do, do tell me! Anything about her interests me so much. 'You'll think me very impertinent, Lady Selsey. But I can't help it. I'll come straight to the point. 'Do, please. 'Mrs Reeve has had a terrible quarrel with her husband.

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