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"You don't mean that they go after the dogs, across the hedges." "Indeed they do." "And does Miss Staveley do that?" "Oh, no Madeline is not good at a five-barred gate, and would make but a very bad hand at a double ditch. If you are inclined to remain among the tame people, she will be true to your side." "I shall certainly be one of the tame people, Mr. Staveley."
No man feels more sure of that than I do. But if I am not mistaken Miss Staveley will have something of her own. I rather think that Arbuthnot got ten thousand pounds." "I'm sure I don't know, sir," said Peregrine; and his voice was by no means as much elated as that of his grandfather. "I think he did; or if he didn't get it all, the remainder is settled on him.
Augustus Staveley and Miss Furnival were at the present moment alone together in one of the rooms at Noningsby. "My informant," she replied, "has been no one special sinner whom you can take by the throat and punish. Indeed, if you must shoot anybody, it should be chiefly yourself, and after that your father, and mother, and sisters. But you need not talk of being black.
"I was much put out in Henry's writing, and I think hinting he could do something for me, and I went to Staveley and told him so. It is the bother of one's life to be trying after the honours of the profession, and it has grown in late years into a regular trade everyone uses private interest."
"Does she care for any one else?" Lady Staveley was prepared to do anything she could for her young friend except to answer that question. She did believe that Madeline cared for somebody else, cared very much.
"I am sorry to say that such is the fact," said Sophia. "To tell you the truth I am not sorry," said Augustus; and he turned away his face for a moment, giving a long sigh. "I dare say not, Mr. Staveley; but you need not have said so to me," said Sophia, pretending to take him literally at his word. "Because I cannot stand this kind of thing any longer.
Staveley, as a sincere friend, was very anxious that the match should be broken off; but he could not bring himself to tell Graham that he thought that the young lady would so wish. According to his idea the young lady must undergo a certain amount of disappointment, and receive a certain amount of compensation. Graham had been very foolish, and must pay for his folly.
Then there were two or three days passed at Noningsby of almost unalloyed sweetness. It seemed that they had all agreed that Prudence should go by the board, and that Love with sweet promises, and hopes bright as young trees in spring, should have it all her own way. Judge Staveley was a man who on such an occasion knowing with whom he had to deal could allow ordinary prudence to go by the board.
Then, putting a pistol to his mouth, he fired it, and fell dead. The bullet had passed through the roof of his mouth and through the back of his head. This was at about 4:10 p.m. Some prisoners who had escaped pointed out the body of the king to the English. It was now put into a litter, and brought to Sir Charles Staveley.
Do not speak as though you were angry with me. But " "But you cannot love me?" And then he stood again silent, for there was no reply. "Is it that, Miss Staveley, that you mean to answer? If you say that with positive assurance, I will trouble you no longer." Poor Peregrine! He was but an unskilled lover!
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