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Sturk lifted his hand feebly enough to his forehead, and his lips moved, and his eyes closed. They thought he was praying possibly he was; so they did not interrupt him; and he said, all on a sudden, but in a low dejected way, and with many pauses 'Charles Archer. I never saw another such face; 'tis always before me.
I promise you there are more than I who think it. And he has commenced fitting up that vile old house that vile house, Sir. It is ready to tumble down upon my life they say so; Nutter says so, and Sturk Dr. Sturk, of the Artillery here an uncommon sensible man, you know, says so too.
And so they walked up stairs and into the drawing-room, and sent their compliments to Mrs. Sturk, who came down in deshabille, with her things pinned about her, and all over smiles. Poor little woman! Toole had not observed until now how very thin she had grown.
My dear doctor, 'tis wonderful isn't it how much of our enjoyment of Nature we owe to Shakespeare 'twould be a changed world with us, doctor, if Shakespeare had not written Then there was a little pause, Sturk standing still. 'God be wi' ye, lieutenant, said he, suddenly taking his hand. 'If there were more men like you there would be fewer broken hearts in the world. And away went Sturk.
Sturk alone sipped his claret silently; looking thoughtfully a good deal at Dangerfield over the way, and when spoken to, seemed to waken up, but dropped out of the conversation again; though this was odd, for he had intended giving Dangerfield a bit of his mind as to what might be made of the Castlemallard estates, and by implication letting in some light upon Nutter's mismanagement. When Dr.
Sermons usually affected Sturk no more than they did other military gentlemen. But he was in a morbid state; and in this one or two terms or phrases, nothing in themselves, happened to touch upon a sensitive and secret centre of pain in the doctor's soul.
Sturk has been successfully operated upon by me and another gentleman; and being restored to speech and recollection, but very weak, desires earnestly to see you, and make an important disclosure to you as a justice of the peace. 'I am, Sir, your very obedient, humble servant, 'THOMAS TOOLE.
Ha! just as usual. How? why there's a change, isn't there? 'As how, Sir? enquired Mrs. Sturk, with a scared look. 'Why, don't you see? But you mustn't be frightened; there's one coming in whom I have every confidence. 'I don't see, Sir. What is it, Mr. Dangerfield? Oh, pray, Sir?
'Ay, Lord Blackwater, of course, and the general, and Devereux, and little Puddock, and 'Sturk wasn't, with a grin, interrupted Toole, who bore that practitioner no good-will.
'Recipe? whispered the doctor; 'put it in the fire; and he shut his eyes tired. Pell, looking again at his watch, was Doctor Toole's very obedient servant, and was waylaid by poor little Mrs. Sturk on the lobby.
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