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"Young gentlemen persuade young ladies to do the most imprudent things saunter about in the cold after skating, and dawdle under trees, and then wonder when they catch cold. Do they do such things in your country, Mrs. Tallboys, and expect the mammas and elder sisters to be gratified?" "Mammas and elder sisters are at a discount with you, are not they?" said Mrs. Duncombe.
Still, whether months or years, I intend to undertake it and to carry it through, if my life is spared until I have had time thoroughly and completely to carry it out." Mr. Tallboys was silent from sheer astonishment. "Do you realty mean that you think of going there as a servant, Mrs. Conway?" "Certainly I do," she replied calmly.
There was danger now as always of Miss Penfold's coming, and as she would soon have the means of entering the room at her will she would run no risk. A few days later she asked for a day to go to Weymouth to purchase some things of which she had need, and when there she called upon Mr. Tallboys. "How are you, Mrs. Conway?" the lawyer said when the door had closed behind her.
Wonderfully brilliant and original, and such a lecturer!" "Ladies' lectures would startle the natives," said Lady Tyrrell. "Besides, the town-hall is lacking," said Mrs. Duncombe; "but when the Tallboys come we might arrange a succession of soirees, where she might gather her audience." "But where?" said Lady Tyrrell. "It would be great fun, and you might reckon on me; but where else? Mrs.
Tallboys had thereupon shown him the will, and had no difficulty in convincing him that it was the document he himself had drawn up, and Mr. Penfold had signed in his presence. The lawyer has placed all the deeds and documents relating to Mr.
Then the poor wretch fainted away: and Mr Tallboys coming up with the men, he was taken on their shoulders and walked off to the hospital, attended by the gunner and also the boatswain, who thought he might as well have a little medical advice before he went on board.
Tallboys, from what I hear, that you are as thoroughly convinced as I am myself that this will of Mr. Penfold's is in existence, and is hidden somewhere about the Hall?" "Yes, I think so, Mrs. Conway. That is, supposing it has not been destroyed." "Do you think it likely that it has been destroyed, Mr. Tallboys?" "Well, that I cannot say," the solicitor said gravely.
Easy took his station, the boatswain was put into his, and Mr Easthupp, who was quite in a mystery, was led by the gunner to the third position. "But, Mr Tallboys," said the purser's steward, "I don't understand this. Mr Easy will first fight Mr Biggs, will he not?" "No," replied the gunner, "this is a duel of three.
Isabel could not help laughing at this melodious parsimony. "I hope they don't let on the cataract and shut it off in this frugal style; do they, Basil?" she asked, and passed jesting through a pomp of unoccupied porters and tallboys. Apparently there were not many people stopping at this hotel, or else they were all out looking at the Falls or confined to their rooms.
She knew too that he was unfailingly kind, attentive, and indulgent, except on that one occasion when he had sharply reproved her for her behaviour in the Tallboys matter; and strange to say, a much stronger feeling towards him had been setting in ever since that one time when she had seen him thoroughly angry.
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