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"But this was a less ordinary sort of generosity of Granville's," said Lady Davenant, "the giving up a new pleasure, a new whim with all its gloss fresh upon it, full and bright in his eye." "True," said Lord Davenant; "I never saw a strong-pulling fancy better thrown upon its haunches."
A woman without a heart; a good, hard-mouthed, strong-pulling, well-wearing woman, honest, and a lady; a handsome, superior woman, and far beyond his deserts, was the wife for him. Gervase pursued this line of thought; but he spoke to Miss Baring, after a little introductory flourish about the weather, his ride from Ashpound, and the embroidery which she had taken up, in a different strain.
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