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The door suddenly opened, and I fell into the arms of Everson, Wareham's managing clerk. 'Great Scott! said he. 'What is the matter? You've nearly brought the house down! 'Shut the door! I replied. 'Shut the door! 'But what has happened to you? I had seated myself on the stairs, and a full minute went by before I could begin my story. Then I told Everson all that had befallen me.
With a low cry Pauline's head dropped. There could never be anyone just like 'my lady, and she had gone away. The hours passed silently, as she sat benumbed in the grasp of her great sorrow. Suddenly she sprang up. Her father was calling her from the foot of the stairs. 'Mother's had a bad turn. Send Stephen for the doctor, and come, quick!
As she turned down the light now, and found her way down the stairs, she told herself that she was glad this was so. It was a matter of only four blocks to the temple. But they were late, and so they hurried, and there was little conversation. Fanny's arm was tucked comfortably in his. It felt, somehow, startlingly thin, that arm.
"Well, I don't think she would accept you," said Lady Fitzharford, "she has had the most wonderful offers; she has refused Lord Edwin, the Bannerdales' son and heir, and, I believe, the Duke of Glarn " "I know, I know!" said Howard, more quickly than usual. "I can hear her on the stairs. Oh, vanish, my dear lady, an' you love me!"
He was still speaking when he moved from the table, and, leaving all staring after him, strode down the room. An instant he paused on the threshold and looked back; then he passed out, and clattered down the stone stairs. His horse and riders were waiting, but, his foot in the stirrup, he stayed for a word with Bigot. "Is it so?" he growled.
Up they came until the room was full, and, through the open door, a dismal perspective of more to come, was shown upon the stairs. One after another, one after another, dozen after dozen, score after score, more, more, more, up they came; all shaking hands with Martin.
"It is well," returned Prince Florizel; "I shall hope to stand your friend in more important circumstances." And so saying he led the way out of the apartment and down the kitchen stairs. The two men who were thus left alone threw open the window and leaned out, straining every sense to catch an indication of the tragical events that were about to follow.
"Here!" he said, seizing a long, thin, heavily carved and heavily wrought oak chair which stood at the head of the stairs on the landing. He whirled it vigorously over his head. Smash! The sound rose louder than the screams inside. Smash! The chair creaked and almost broke, but the door did not give. Smash! The chair broke and the door flew open.
While these three poor women stood together thus, pitying another though most to be pitied themselves, the pacing of a horse or horses became audible in the court, and in a moment Melbury's voice was heard calling to his stableman. Grace at once started up, ran down the stairs and out into the quadrangle as her father crossed it towards the door. "Father, what is the matter with him?" she cried.
Then the man lay down beneath the stairs, and put the bit of wood under his head.
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