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"It seems to be the one thing that keeps him up," said Julius, surprised at the question. "O, yes! I can't I could not stay away," she said. "It is all so wrong together; yet this last time cannot hurt!" "Last time?" "Yes; did you not know that papa has set his heart on going to London to-morrow? Yes, early to-morrow. And it will be for ever. We shall never see Sirenwood again."
A carriage had been sent for him, and he could only hurry home to tell Rosamond to send on the pony to Sirenwood, to take him to Wil'sbro', unless he were first wanted at home. She undertook to go up to the Hall and give Anne a little rest, and he threw himself into the carriage, not daring to dwell on the pain it gave him to go from his brother's death bed to confront Camilla.
As she came down in her habit, she was met by Frank, returning from his tutor. "Have I made a mistake, Cecil! I thought we were to go out together this afternoon!" "Yes; but Raymond was wanted at Willansborough, and I am going to lunch at Sirenwood. I want to borrow a book." "Oh, very well, I'll come, if you don't mind. Sir Harry asked me to drop in and look at his dogs."
I wish I could save you that hot walk in the sun." But as Mrs. Poynsett was wheeled into her own room some compensation befell Eleonora, for she met Julius in the hall, and he offered to drive her to the gates of Sirenwood in what he called 'our new plaything, the pony carriage, on his way to a clerical meeting. "You are still here?" she said.
Miles thinks she ought to be godmother." "Oh!" "And no one has said a word of any cloud. It is better he should know nothing." "And oh! Julius, is it true that her father has bought Sirenwood for her?" "Quite true.
There was no train till the mail at night, and there would be two hours to wait in London; but Lenore would listen to no entreaties to wait till morning, and as they saw that she had plenty of health and strength, they did not press her, though the Superior would send a nurse with her, who, if not needed at Sirenwood, might work in Water Lane.
He did so thus: "I say, Anne, Cecil wants to go to Sirenwood first to get a book, so Lee will bring you to meet us at the Beeches at 2.30." "Are you going to luncheon at Sirenwood?" asked Mrs. Poynsett. "Yes; Cecil wants to go," said the dutiful younger brother. "I wish you would ask Cecil to come in.
Cecil wept now as Rosamond had longed to see her weep when she had left Compton, and Rosamond spoke from her tender heart of comfort; but the outburst did not last long, and Cecil said, recovering herself "After all, my most peaceful times of late have been in walking about in those woods at Sirenwood; I should like to live there.
"What is it?" murmured Frank, watching their faces. Mrs. Poynsett gave her the pen, saying, "You must tell him, if it is to be." She wrote: "My father takes me to London to-morrow, to meet the lawyers." His face fell; but he asked, "Coming back when?" She shook her head, and her eyes filled with tears, as she wrote: "Sirenwood is to be put up to auction."
Overtaking the Sirenwood carriage just at the turn upon the down, Raymond had no choice but to take up his station with that on one side, and on the other Captain Duncombe's drag, where, fluttering with Dark Hag's colours, were perched Mrs. Duncombe and Miss Moy, just in the rear of the like conveyance from the barracks.
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