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"There they come!" said Mrs. Alwynn, indignantly, who was fanning herself with her pocket-handkerchief, which stout women ought to be forbidden by law to do. "There are Mrs. Thursby and Mabel. Just like them, arriving when the games are all over! And, dear me! who is that with them? Why, it is Sir Charles Danvers. I had no idea he was staying with them.
They naturally wished to hear the details of the lamented death of our mutual friend, Lord Newhaven." Archdeacon Thursby was the clergyman who had been selected, as a friend of Lady Newhaven's, to break to her her husband's death. "It seems," he added, "that a Miss West, who was at the Abbey at the time, is an intimate friend of the Pratts." Mrs.
Charles strolled quietly homeward, enjoying the beauties of nature, and reflecting on the quantity of rabbit-shooting that Mr. Thursby must enjoy. He may also have mused on Lady Grace, for anything that can be known to the contrary, and have possibly made a mental note that if it had been she whom he had asked to walk home with him, instead of Ruth, he would not have been alone at that moment.
On Tuesday the first-string 'varsity men were back at work, with the exception of Benson, whose ankle was in pretty bad condition. Thursby was given a try-out at centre and Saunders at left tackle in the short scrimmage that followed practice. Thursby showed up so brilliantly that many predicted the retirement of Innes to the bench.
It was the day that " He caught himself, and looked in fresh alarm at Marion. "The day that " Haig prompted. "No matter. I was angry. I'll pay you what the bull was worth." "No. Settle that with Thursby. Is there anything more?" "Nothing except the cause of the whole trouble. You took more than your share." "We might talk all day and all night about that, and come to no understanding.
"My fine tact," she thought, "will enable them to have a quiet talk among themselves till nearly dinner-time. But I must not neglect myself any longer. The Hall is the nearer, and the drive is shady; but, to put against that, Mabel will insist on showing me her new gowns, and Mrs. Thursby will make her usual remarks about Aunt Fanny.
Alwynn, who had come up a second later, and asked him to luncheon, as a matter of course, also Dare, who accepted with evident gratitude. Charles felt that he had not gone steeple-chasing over the country only to talk to Mrs. Thursby, and to see Ruth stroll away over the fields with Dare towards the rectory.
And he promised to let us know first thing to-morrow morning how Hester was. He was cordial when we left. I think he meant well. But I can never feel the same to Archdeacon Thursby again. He was quite my greatest friend among the clergy round here. I suppose I shall learn in time not to have such a high ideal of people, but I certainly thought very highly of him until to-day." Mr.
"Well, Aunt Fanny!" said Ruth. "Why, goodness gracious, my dear, if it isn't you! And, now I think of it, you were to come home to-day. Well, how oddly things fall out, to be sure, me getting into your carriage like that. And you'll never guess, Ruth, though for that matter there's nothing so very astonishing about it, as I told Mrs. Thursby, you'll never guess where I've been visiting."
"But I'm not. You'll take a half interest, and we'll go partners." "No." "I say yes," persisted Thursby. "But I'm forgetting to ask questions. How the devil did you get back?" "I will a tale unfold will harrow up thy bones and the rest of it," replied Haig, laughing. "But first: when did you arrive?" "By the last stage in." "And what have you told them my pleasant neighbors?" "Nothing.
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