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"I see no fly," said De Vayne, glancing at it, and immediately draining it, with the intention of saying something to smooth Kennedy's feelings, which he supposed would have been hurt by Brogten's want of common politeness. "I think it very " Why did his words fail, and what was the reason of that scared look with which he regarded the blank faces of the other undergraduates?
"My dear fellow, it surely is an absurdity on the face of it? See how badly it succeeds." Without choosing to enter on that question, De Vayne quietly remarked, "You ask why marriage exists. Don't you believe that it was originally appointed by divine providence, and afterwards sanctioned by divine lips?"
His life had been spent in seclusion, and he had never yet seen any to whom his heart turned with such affection as he felt for Julian and Violet. His mother observed it, and often thought that if she saw in Violet Home the future Lady De Vayne, a source of happiness was laid up for her only son, which would fulfil, and more than fulfil, her fondest prayers.
At first, as the wine was passed round, there seemed likely to be but little conversation, but suddenly some one started the subject of a "cause celebre" which was then filling the papers, and Kennedy began at once to discuss it with some interest with De Vayne, who sat nearly facing him, almost with his back turned to Bruce, who did not seem particularly anxious to attract De Vayne's attention.
"Mr Kennedy, let me request you to be silent. Mr Bruce, had you any designs against Lord De Vayne?" "Designs, sir? Excuse me, but I am at a loss to understand your meaning." "You had no intention then of making him drunk?" "Really, sir, you astonish me by such coarse imputations. Is it you," he said, turning angrily to Kennedy, "who have been saying such things of me?" Kennedy deigned no reply.
He would hardly have answered the Master or any of the others, but Mr Norton was his friend, and there was something so manly and noble about his look and character, that Kennedy was encouraged to proceed, and he said slowly: "I suspected, sir, that there was some intention of attempting to make De Vayne drunk."
"Will you bring the decanter out of which Lord De Vayne drank?" said one of the seniors after a pause, and with an intense belief in the acuteness of the suggestion. "I don't see what good it will do, but I will order my gyp to carry it here if you wish." "Do so, sir. And let me add," said the Master, "that a little more respectfulness of manner would be becoming in your present position."
When I return, I hope that I shall see leaning on your arm, a fair, a divine young bride. Ever affectionately yours, De Vayne." Kennedy had written home to announce that his name was not to be found in the list of Saint Werner's scholars. The information had disgusted his father exceedingly.
"My dear, we have come over at once to tell you how glad we are!" she said. "We heard the good news from Mr. Wordley, and neither I nor my husband could wait another day before we came to congratulate you." Lady Vayne, too, held Ida's hand and looked at her with affectionate sympathy. "And we felt the same, my dear," she said; "so you must not think us intrusive."
'Veil, I say, plain like, 'vot you vant? He say, 'I heard der vos Reb officer come in der lines, an' I rides down to see if he vos der hound vot I vanted to horsevip. 'Veil, I say, for it made me much mad, 'maybe you like to horsevip me? 'No, he says, laughing, 'it vos a damn pup in der th Virginia Cavalry, named Vayne, I am after, I say, 'Vot has he done? He says, 'He insult a voman, an' vould not fight mit me."
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