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As for Theobald's own parishioners, the farmers were civil and the labourers and their wives obsequious. There was a little dissent, the legacy of a careless predecessor, but as Mrs Theobald said proudly, "I think Theobald may be trusted to deal with that." The church was then an interesting specimen of late Norman, with some early English additions.
We went accordingly by appointment to a certain ancient house in the heart of Florence the precinct of the Mercato Vecchio and climbed a dark, steep staircase, to the very summit of the edifice. Theobald's beauty seemed as loftily exalted above the line of common vision as his artistic ideal was lifted above the usual practice of men.
He thinks a white muslin frock with a blue sash the finest thing a girl can wear." "It is not bad, for an ingénue," said Louise, thoughtfully. "But I do not agree with you, Mademoiselle, that he would not admire these lovely things. He might not know, but he would admire all the same." "Possibly," I said, with patience. I was not greatly interested in Theobald's point of view.
"What can there be in common between Theobald and his parishioners?" said Christina to me, in the course of the evening, when her husband was for a few moments absent. "Of course one must not complain, but I assure you it grieves me to see a man of Theobald's ability thrown away upon such a place as this.
On the other hand the father doubtless argued that he had never told Theobald he was to have anything at all; he had a full right to do what he liked with his own money; if Theobald chose to indulge in unwarrantable expectations that was no affair of his; as it was he was providing for him liberally; and if he did take 2500 pounds of Theobald's share he was still leaving it to Theobald's son, which, of course, was much the same thing in the end.
I do not know exactly what Christina expected, but I should imagine it was something like this: "My children ought to be all geniuses, because they are mine and Theobald's, and it is naughty of them not to be; but, of course, they cannot be so good and clever as Theobald and I were, and if they show signs of being so it will be naughty of them.
"Please tell me," continued the voice, "what you think you would like, and I will tell the landlady when we get to Newmar " but another burst of sobs checked the completion of the word. The load on Theobald's heart grew lighter and lighter. Was it possible that she might not be going to henpeck him after all? Besides, had she not diverted his attention from herself to his approaching dinner?
Aunt Belinda, ask him to come and see us." Miss Belinda could scarcely speak. "I shall be most most happy," she fluttered, "Any friend of dear Lady Theobald's, of course" "Don't forget," said Octavia, waving her hand. The coach moved off, and Miss Belinda sank back into a dark corner. "My dear," she gasped, "what will he think?" Octavia was winding her lace scarf around her throat.
On the subsequent day he goes to Theobald's, where he is so much occupied with hunting and other pleasures, that he cares not to be intruded on." "I shall be in all outward readiness to pay my duty," said the young nobleman, "yet I have little heart to do it.
Thomas had now been his minister for eight years, and had fought bravely in the war against Toulouse at the head of the seven hundred knights who formed his household. But the king had other work for him than war. On Theobald's death he forced on the monks of Canterbury his election as Archbishop.
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