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Jones's comforting had been expensive; the village mothers had twice emptied Priscilla's purse of ten pounds; and the treat to the Symford children had not been cheap. After paying for this the Minehead confectioner turned out to be a man of little faith in unknown foreigners, and insisted on being paid at once Fritzing had about forty pounds left.
Pearce and informing her mind in his turn with just that amount of knowledge about himself and his niece that he wished Symford to possess.
Mr. Dawson was a bluff person, and something of a tyrant, for he reigned supreme in Symford after Lady Shuttleworth, and to reign supreme over anybody, even over a handful of cottagers, does bring out what a man may have in him of tyrant. Another circumstance that brings this out is the possession of a meek wife; and Mr.
But you ought to have been different with me from the beginning treated me exactly as you would have treated a real niece " "Ma'am," cried Fritzing, jumping up, "this is waste of time. Our case is very urgent. Money must be obtained. You must allow me to judge in this matter, however ill I have acquitted myself up to now. I shall start at once for Symford Hall and obtain a loan of Augustus."
Tussie stopped short. "Baker's Farm?" he said. "Why, then this is the way; down here, to the right. It's only a few yards from here." "Were you going that way too?" "I live on the other side of Symford." "Then good-bye and thank you." "Please let me go with you as far as the high-road it's almost dark." "Oh no I can't lose myself again if it's only a few yards."
And there was something about Priscilla, an air, an authority, that twisted the women of Symford into any shape of agreement she chose. The twenty-four went their several ways. The twenty-fifth ran home to put on a clean apron, and got back to the shop in time to carry the eggs and butter and bread Priscilla had bought.
It would end their being able to live in Symford. It would end their being able to live in England. The Grand Duke would be after them, and there would have to be another flight to another country, another start there, another search for a home, another set of explanations, pretences, fears, lies, things of which he was so weary.
To stay in Symford seemed impossible, but to leave it seemed still more so. And sooner than go back disgraced to Kunitz and fling herself at paternal feet which would in all probability immediately spurn her, Priscilla felt she would die. But how could she stay in Symford, surrounded by angry neighbours, next door to Tussie, with Robin coming back for vacations, with Mrs.
"Why, what in the world " began the amazed Priscilla, as soon as she was near enough. "Ma'am, I've been robbed," shouted Fritzing; and all Symford might have heard if it had happened to be listening. "Robbed?" repeated Priscilla. "What of?" "Of all my money, ma'am. Of all I had of all we had to live on." "Nonsense, Fritzi," said Priscilla; but she did turn a little paler.
"Did she did she ask for it herself?" asked Lady Shuttleworth, a great anxiety in her voice. "Yes, and I promised." Both the women looked very grave. Mrs. Jones, who was extremely old and certainly dying not from any special disease but from mere inability to go on living had been up to this a shining example to Symford of the manner in which Christian old ladies ought to die.
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