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He had reached that stage of convalescence where a position becomes irksome after a short time. It was merely a sign of returning strength. "Where is the Abbe Drucquer," he asked abruptly. "He left us some time ago," was the guarded reply. "He spoke of going abroad," said Christian, deliberately ignoring the sub-prior's tone.
When she was conscious of the Sub-Prior's presence, she rose with the same attention to his reception; but he declined all the offers of hospitality with which she endeavoured to tempt him. Not her butter, as yellow as gold, and the best, she assured him, that was made in the patrimony of St.
Notwithstanding the high notions which, as a rigid Catholic, Father Eustace entertained of the sacrament of confession, as his Church calls it, there was some danger that a sense of the ridiculous might have stolen on him, when he heard his Superior, with such simple cunning, lay out a little plan for availing himself of the Sub-Prior's wisdom and experience, while he should take the whole credit to himself.
Hitherto this girl had been an object of very trifling consideration in the eyes of the good widow; but the Sub-Prior's particular and somewhat mysterious inquiries had set her brains to work on the subject of Mysie of the Mill; and she had here asked a broad question, and there she had thrown out an innuendo, and there again she had gradually led on to a conversation on the subject of poor Mysie.
He was fortunately relieved by the return of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose ear caught, as he entered, the sound of the Sub-Prior's question. Without waiting until Halbert Glendinning replied, he came forward, whispering to him as he passed, "Be secret thou shalt have the satisfaction thou hast dared to seek for."
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