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Vavasour's babies about all day long, he had several times to be gently turned out of the nursery, where he wanted to assist in washing and dressing them, on the ground that an old soldier could turn his hand to anything.
Miss Kendal and a subaltern, pressed into the service, placed themselves in the back seat, well smothered in wolf-skins, and the first sleigh moved off to the admiration of the school-room party at the window, who, with the partiality of childhood, thought their papa's the most beautiful turn-out in the city. "Mr. Vavasour's horse is up the bank," screamed Fleda.
"She pretended to scarcely remember me," said Bluebell, "though we were at school together." "Jealous, I dare say," laughed Bertie. "Is she an admirer of Jack Vavasour's?" "Fancy any one admiring a boy like that!" said Bluebell, who did not feel in charity with her allotted charioteer.
Nevertheless, rendered wary by many social skirmishes, she did not declare war at once. The girl was too outspoken to be an adventuress. She must wait, and watch, and furbish her weapons. Helen, whose brain was nimble enough to take in some of Mrs. Vavasour's limitations, hoped that the preliminary inquiry into her caste was ended. She went into the corridor.
"You must not take those, sir; Lady Adelaide will be going immediately." "Confound the cloaks, and Lady Adelaide too!" cried Graham, impatiently. "Here, give me something anything. Where is Miss Linders' shawl? Which are Mrs. Vavasour's things?"
"Sir," saith the damsel to Lancelot, "From whence come you?" "Damsel," saith he, "I come from the Vavasour's castle that is in this forest." "Did you meet," saith she, "a knight and a damsel on your way?" "Yea," saith Lancelot, "He hath wedded her." "Say you true?" saith she. "I tell you true," saith Lancelot, "But had I not been there, he would not have wedded her."
Brought face to face with the reality of the peril, these wonderful medicines did not inspire the confidence the sanguine purchasers had hoped when they spent their money upon them. Lady Vavasour's hope seemed now to lie in flight and flight alone.
It is not late; not ten o'clock yet." "A medical man, who may be called up at any moment, must make sure of his 'beauty sleep," "I will walk with you, and smoke my last cigar." So they went out, and up to Heale's. Tom went in: but he observed that his companion, after standing awhile in the street irresolutely, went on up the hill, and, as far as he could see, turned up the lane to Vavasour's.
Perhaps the Lucerne episode was about to be explained. When young Vavasour's eyes fell on Helen, the boredom vanished from his face. It was quite obvious that he called his mother's attention to her and asked who she was. Helen felt that an introduction was imminent. She was glad of it. At that moment she would have chatted gayly with even a greater ninny than George de Courcy Vavasour.
Vavasour's sake, come back, sir, to those who will receive you with nothing but affection! Your wife has been all but dead; she thinks of no one but you, asks for no one but you. In God's name, sir, what are you doing here, while a wife who adores you is dying from your I do not wish to be rude, sir, but let me say at least neglect?" Elsley looked at him still askance, puzzled, inquiring.
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