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Vandeleur, one of his aunt's oldest friends, a perfect saint amongst women, but so dreadfully dowdy that she reminded one of a badly bound hymn-book.
Vandeleur, with his own hand, once more closed the shutters and replaced the blinds from within. While Francis was still marvelling at these precautions, the door opened and a young girl came forth to look about her in the garden. It was not two minutes before she re-entered the house, but even in that short time he saw enough to convince him that she possessed the most unusual attractions.
'I am only a little startled, dear child, she said, 'startled and I could not catch the other word she said, she spoke it so softly, but I think it was 'thankful. 'No, there is nothing wrong, but you will understand my feeling rather upset when I tell you that this letter is from Cosmo you know whom I mean, Helena, Cosmo Vandeleur, my nephew, who has not written to me all these years.
"You are my servant, and a servant of whom I have conceived the most serious suspicions. How do I know but that your box is full of teaspoons?" "It contains a silk hat belonging to a friend," said Harry. "Very well," replied General Vandeleur. "Then I want to see your friend's silk hat. I have," he added grimly, "a singular curiosity for hats; and I believe you know me to be somewhat positive."
John Vandeleur wore a fur travelling cap with lappets to protect his ears; and this may have combined with the sound of the express to keep him in ignorance of what was going forward. It is certain, at least, that he did not raise his head, but continued without interruption to pursue his strange employment.
'Two boys, corrected Pert, 'their name's Vandeleur, and they're his greatest friends. 'Vandeleur? said grandmamma. 'I wonder if and then she stopped. 'I have relations of that name, she said, 'but I don't suppose they belong to the same family. 'It is not a common name, said Mrs. Nestor. 'But these boys are, I believe, orphans. Both their father and mother are dead, are they not, Sharley?
Burton is an exception, both in tact and fortune, to the majority of landlords of the second rank. Colonel Vandeleur has been very unfortunate, like all landholders encumbered with what would be called small farmers in England. The few really large farmers in Clare, as a rule, have paid up either openly or privately, and in sentiment are quite with the landlord class.
He did, as a matter of fact, marry, and had one child, this fellow, whose real name is the same as his father's. He married Beryl Garcia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica, and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money, he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England, where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire.
At length the talk wandered on to the late robberies and the Rajah's Diamond. "That diamond would be better in the sea," observed Prince Florizel. "As a Vandeleur," replied the Dictator, "your Highness may imagine my dissent." "I speak on grounds of public policy," pursued the Prince. "Jewels so valuable should be reserved for the collection of a Prince or the treasury of a great nation.
"One of the Vandeleurs will. Thomas or John Peter or Paul we are all apostles." "I did not catch your observation," said the Prince, with some disgust. And at the same moment the waiter informed Mr. Vandeleur that his cab was at the door. Mr.
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