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Since the death of his good old mother and of Felix Underwood, Sir Adrian Vanderkist had been rapidly going downhill; as though he had thrown off all restraint, and as if the yearly birth of a daughter left him the more free to waste his patrimony.
Grinstead, "would be to finish up the wedding-day with a missionary garden-party." "Geraldine!" said Lady Vanderkist from her sofa, in feeble accents of dismay; but Mrs. William Harewood hardly heard, and did not notice. "It would be the most admirable plan. It would give people something to do, and make a reason for having ever so many more." "Baits cleverly disposed," said William.
To her perceptions, he was always figuring away with Felicia Vanderkist, her golden hair seemed always gleaming with him; and though this was not always the case, as the nephew of the house was one of those who had duties to guests and was not allowed by his aunts to be remiss, yet whenever he was not ordered about by them, he was sure to be found by Felicia's side.
Prospero is an old Highland chief, who has been set adrift with his daughter- Francie Vanderkist to wit- and floated up there, obtaining control over the local elves and brownies. Little Fely was a most dainty sprite." "I am glad you did not make Ariel an electric telegraph," said his aunt.
"These are a disgusting lot of cads," he agreed, "but there won't be such a jolly tide another time. I declare I see the very rock where I saw the sea-mouse- out there! red and shiny at the top." Here a well-dressed man, who had just come up the Coast-guard path, put aside his pipe, and taking off his hat, deferentially asked "Have I the honour of addressing Sir Adrian Vanderkist?"
The ensuing years had been tranquil as to family events, though the various troubles and perplexities that fell on Clement were endless, both those parochial and ritualistic, and those connected with the Vanderkist affairs, where his sister did not spare him her murmurs.
What would you say to an engineer poaching away one of the august house of Vanderkist?" "The awful cad! I'd soon show him what I thought of his cheek," cried Adrian, with a flourish of his knife. "Ha, ha! I bet that he will be shooting over Ironbeam Park long before you are of age." "I shall shoot him, then," cried Adrian.
He is such a contrast to Edward Harewood, a great sturdy, red-haired fellow, who is always about with Jasper, except when he -Japs, I mean -is with Emily Vanderkist. She is the prettiest of the Vanderkists. There are eight of them besides little Sir Adrian. Mary always stays to look after her mother, who is in very bad health, and has weak eyes.
"It is a lovely countenance so patient, and yet so bright." "I do not think anything in all her life has tried her so much as the distress about little Lena; and after knowing her wildness to use a weak word for it under other troubles, I see what grace and self- control have done for her. You still keep your Thekla!" she added, as the girl flashed by, in company with a coeval Vanderkist.
Grinstead shudder; but neither she nor her niece, Anna Vanderkist, could forget Gerald's view that Penbeacon was not only to be the playground of Vale Leston, and they always felt as if Dolores had a certain widow's right to influence any decision.
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