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Am starting for home. Will be at the gate between four and five if possible." Miss De Stancy blushed with pleasure when she raised her eyes from the machine. 'Is she not thoughtful to let me know beforehand? Somerset said she certainly appeared to be, feeling at the same time that he was not in possession of sufficient data to make the opinion of great value.
He went up the stairs to the second floor, and Paula returned to the sitting-room. Having left a light burning De Stancy proceeded to look for the telegram, and found it on the carpet, where it had been swept from the table. When he had opened the sheet a sudden solemnity overspread his face. He sat down, rested his elbow on the table, and his forehead on his hands.
'But, Willy, it seems to me that, of us two, it is you who exercise paternal authority? 'True, it is for your good. Let me do it. 'Well, one must be indulgent under the circumstances, I suppose.... But, added De Stancy simply, 'Willy, I don't want to marry, you know.
'Then the captain is now Sir William De Stancy! she exclaimed. 'Really, Paula, since you would be Lady De Stancy by marrying him, I almost think 'Hush, aunt! 'Well; what are you writing there? 'Only entering in my diary that I accepted him this morning for pity's sake, in spite of Uncle Abner. They'll say it was for the title, but knowing it was not I don't care.
'But you have been so silent to-day that I lose the spirit to take advantage of my privilege. She inquired what privilege he spoke of, as if quite another subject had been in her mind than De Stancy. 'The privilege of winning your heart if I can, which you gave me at Carlsruhe. 'O, she said. 'Well, I've been thinking of that.
Charlotte's own love was of a clinging, uncritical sort, and though the shadowy intelligence of Somerset's doings weighed down her soul with regret, it seemed to make not the least difference in her affection for him. In the afternoon the whole party, including De Stancy, drove about the streets. Here they looked at the house in which Goethe had lived, and afterwards entered the cathedral.
There shall be more to-morrow. The peculiarly bifold nature of Captain De Stancy, as shown in his conduct at different times, was something rare in life, and perhaps happily so.
Assuming De Stancy to be a husband, he felt there might be some excuse for his remark; if unmarried, Somerset liked the satire still better; in such circumstances there was a relief in the thought that Captain De Stancy's prejudices might be infinitely stronger than those of his sister or father. 'Going to-morrow, did you say, Mr. Somerset? asked Miss De Stancy.
Miss De Stancy thought that would be very nice. 'Well, I hope so. But I fear it won't. After saying that Somerset asked himself why he should mince matters with so genuine and sympathetic a girl as Charlotte De Stancy? She could tell him particulars which he burned to know.
At length the crisis came, as described in the last chapter, De Stancy saluting her with that semblance of a kiss which gave such umbrage to Somerset. The stranger's thin lips lengthened a couple of inches with satisfaction; he put his hand into his pocket, drew out two half-crowns which he handed to the landlord, saying, 'Just applaud that, will you, and get your comrades to do the same.
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