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Oft in the dust I see his printed feet." I commenced, very cautiously, to descend them. The study-door at their foot was closed, and all seemed silent within. The murmur of voices, and the remote rattling of china proceeding from the ell behind the hall, encouraged me to believe that on this bitter night the family was concentrated, for greater comfort, in the supper-room.
They were sitting, Graeme and Janet, according to their usual custom, a little after the others had all gone to bed. The study-door was closed, though the light still gleamed beneath it; but it was getting late, and the minister would not be out again.
Swiftly and noiselessly I slipped out of the chapel. As the door swung behind me I heard a sound that first made me stop in sudden alarm, and then hurry on with increased eagerness. There was no mistaking it it was the clash of steel! I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
He's afraid to look at a chap." "I say," said Cusack, "rather a spree to fetch him, eh, you fellows, and see how he does. Eh?" "I'm game," said Pilbury; "what shall we do? Smash in his study-door?" "Oh, no," said Cusack, "no use doing that. Let's give him `Bouncer' to start with." "That ought to startle him up," said Philpot, laughing, "if he's not used to it."
Phil stopped all who had started off saying that it was his business; and the next moment, Phil was at Mr. Tooke's study-door, asking leave of absence till supper. "Little Holt has been beforehand with you," said Mr. Tooke. "I refused him, however, as he is not so fit as you to be out after dark. Off with you!"
When he opened the study-door, Lucy was hunting about his table in a quick, impatient way. 'I can't think where you keep your india-rubber rings, David. I want to put one round a parcel for Dora. He found one for her. Then she stood by the fire, as the sunset-light faded into dusk, and poured out to him a story of domestic grievances.
Bressant was standing between her and the house, and she pointed up the path. "Please go home as quickly as possible." Off he walked, with every symptom of readiness and relief. Cornelia followed after, but, when she reached the house, she found her papa staring inquiringly out of his study-door; the uncanny pupil in divinity had disappeared.
The study-door was at right angles to the lowest flight, and just to the right of one alighting in the hall. It was thus impossible for us to see who it was until the person was close abreast of us; but by the rustle of the gown we knew that it was one of the ladies, and dressed just as she had come from theatre or ball.
Disdaining herself, and determining to regain some portion of her own respect by steadily opposing all her uncle's deluding hopes, with an assumed serenity she arrived at the study-door. She laid her hand on the lock, but the moment it yielded to her touch, all her firmness vanished. Trembling, and pale as death, she appeared before him.
Sewell soon appeared from his study in morning-gown and slippers, and seemed heartily responsive to the proposition which Moses soon made to him to have some private conversation with him in his study. "I declare," said Miss Emily, as soon as the study-door had closed upon her brother and Moses, "what a handsome young man he is! and what a beautiful way he has with him! so deferential!
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