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O for the passionate will to make head against what appeared as a fate in this matter! She had it not. Mr. and Mrs. Wardour-Devereux, Sir John and Lady Baskelett, and the Countess of Welshpool, another sister of Mr. Romfrey's, arrived at Steynham for a day and a night. Lady Baskelett and Lady Welshpool came to see their brother, not to countenance his household; and Mr.
There was an heiress at Steynham, on her way with her father to Italy, very anxious to see her old friend Nevil Cecilia Halkett and very inquisitive this young lady of sixteen was to know the cause of his absence. She heard of it from Cecil. 'And one morning last week mademoiselle was running away with him, and the next morning she was married to her marquis! Cecil was able to tell her that.
I sanctioned no calling there, nothing of the kind. From Steynham to Bevisham? Goodness, it's rank madness. I'm not astonished you're sick and ill. He waited till he was assured Cecilia had no special matter to relate, and recommending her to drink the tea Mrs.
Letters were pouring upon Steynham from men and women of Romfrey blood and relationship concerning the positive tone of Radicalism in the commander's address. Everard laughed at them. As a practical man, his objection lay against the poor fool's choice of the peccant borough of Bevisham.
Nevil declined to come to Steynham, clearly owing to a dread of hearing Dr. Shrapnel abused, as Rosamund judged by the warmth of his written eulogies of the man, and an ensuing allusion to Game. He said that he had not made up his mind as to the Game Laws. Rosamund mentioned the fact to Mr. Romfrey. 'So we may stick by our licences to shoot to-morrow, he rejoined.
Besides, the story was not false as far as his intentions went: he confessed it, and I ought to have put it in a postscript. If Nevil wants money, let him learn to behave himself like a gentleman at Steynham. 'He has not failed. 'I'll say, then, behave himself, simply. He considers it a point of honour to get his uncle Everard to go down on his knees to Shrapnel.
And indeed soon afterward he was telling her that there on those downs, in full view of Steynham, he and his wife had first joined hands. Beauchamp sat silent. Mr. Romfrey despatched orders to the stables, and Rosamund to the kitchen. Cecilia was rather dismayed by the formal preparations for the ride. She declined the early cup of coffee. Mr. Romfrey begged her to take it.
Her counsel to him was, that he should leave Steynham immediately, and trust to time for his uncle to reconsider his conduct. Beauchamp urged the counter-argument of the stain on the family honour. She hinted at expediency; he frankly repudiated it.
'I wish we were not going to Steynham, said Cecilia. 'So do I. Well, no, I don't, the colonel corrected himself, 'no; it 's an engagement. I gave my consent so far. We shall see whether Nevil Beauchamp's a man of any sense. Her heart sank.
She returned to Mount Laurels from London at Easter, and went on a visit to Steynham, and back to London, having sight of him nowhere, still firm in the thought that she loved ethereally, to bless, forgive, direct, encourage, pray for him, impersonally.
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