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'She does not look like it, observed Ivinghoe, while Mysie and Fly, with one voice, exclaimed that her father was an officer in the Royal Wardours. 'A private first, said Wilfred, with boyhood's reiteration. 'Cads and quarrymen all of them -the whole boiling, old White and all, though he has got such a stuck-up house! 'Nonsense, Will, said Fly. 'Why, Mr. White has dined with us.
He had business dealings with the Wardours and met a connection, an orphan, pretty young Bessy Wardour, who fell in love with the fine, strong, still handsome Quaker, whose attire was immaculate, and whose manners were courtly.
Stephen roped his companions to himself, and scaled the rocks in the dark, as Lovel, in the 'Antiquary, leads the Wardours and Edie Ochiltree up the crags of the Halket Head. Next day, the outcasts were hospitably received by Mr. Milner, Collector of Customs at Poole. Stephen had to remain for some time on the spot to look after the salvage of the cargo.
Stebbing; 'but it is very easy to be called so. 'Captain White was a real one, said Gillian, with a tone of offence. 'Every one in the Royal Wardours thought very highly of him. 'I am sure no one would have supposed it from his family, said Mrs. Stebbing. 'You are aware, Miss Mohun, that it was under disgraceful circumstances that he ran away and enlisted.
Stebbing observed that Miss Merrifield seemed to know Miss White. 'Oh yes, said Gillian eagerly; 'her father was in my father's regiment, the Royal Wardours. 'A non-commissioned officer, I suppose, said Mrs. Stebbing. 'Not for a good many years, said Gillian. 'He was lieutenant for six years, and retired with the rank of captain. 'I know they said he was a captain, said Mrs.
Lacy was quite poorly too, though not saying much about it; was never quite without a head-ache, and was several times obliged to send Kate out for her evening walk with Josephine. It was high time to be going out of town; and Mrs. Lacy was to go and be with her son in his vacation. This was the time when Kate and the Wardours had hoped to be together.
Thy father appointed mine guardian of thee. Then the Wardours, thy mother's people, left her some fortune, and as thy father was dead she made her will as she pleased." "Is a will such a very bad thing, Cousin Andrew?" she inquired in a timid voice.
"Yes; and was kind enough to propose taking her back again," was the answer, with a sneer, that made Kate feel desperately angry, though she did not understand it. In truth, Lady Barbara was greatly displeased with the Wardours.
'You know something about it already, he said. 'Yes; when I was quite a little girl one of the officers in the Royal Wardours brought some photographs to Malta, and told me about them. 'But, he said, recalling himself, that is not my object now. Your brother says he does not feel competent to decide without you. And he laid before her two or three prospectuses of grammar schools.
But there was one real good bright pleasure near, that would come before her misfortunes; and that was the birthday to be spent at the Wardours'. As to the present, Josephine had had the album in her pocket, and had never restored it, and Kate had begun to feel a distaste to the whole performance, to recollect its faults, and to be ashamed of the entire affair; but that was no reason she should not be very happy with her friends, who had promised to take her to the Zoological Gardens.
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