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It accords best with my feelings to part from Captain Whalley in affectionate silence. The main characteristic of this volume consists in this, that all the stories composing it belong not only to the same period but have been written one after another in the order in which they appear in the book. The period is that which follows on my connection with Blackwood's Magazine.
"It would be no use your saying anything against him," Captain Whalley affirmed a little moodily. "As I've told you before, my life my work, is necessary, not for myself alone. I can't choose" . . . He paused, turned the glass before him right round. . . . "I have an only child a daughter." The ample downward sweep of his arm over the table seemed to suggest a small girl at a vast distance.
Head of an ancient Lancashire family, residing at Read, a fine old hall, some little distance from Whalley, Roger Nowell, though a worthy, well-meaning man, dealt hard measure from the bench, and seldom tempered justice with mercy.
I am about to ride over to Middleton this morning to see your daughter and Richard Assheton, and shall sleep at Whalley, so that I shall not be able to accompany you to the tower to-night; but old Crouch the huntsman shall be in waiting for you, as soon as it grows dusk, in the summer-house, with which, as you know, the secret staircase connected with this room communicates, and he shall have a horse in readiness to take you, together with such matters as you may require, to the place of refuge.
Avery had laboured uncomplainingly in her quiet, methodical fashion, but now that the stress was over and Miss Whalley safely installed in the Vicarage drawing-room for tea, she found it impossible not to relax somewhat, and to make the most of those few exquisite moments of sanctuary.
After all, he had done nothing but good to the poor devil. There was also a sense of danger the necessity of a greater care. Massy stopped and said "So you still say you must go?" "I must indeed." "And you couldn't at least leave the money for a term of years?" "Impossible." "Can't trust it with me without your care, eh?" Captain Whalley remained silent.
"I flatter myself I am a bit of a judge; and when I have had it in my possession for a short time, I will let you know the result." The party were now about to break up. "Them's uncomming pleasant little meetings, arn't them?" said Mr Whalley to one of the middle-aged spinsters who had been present at dinner; "and I thinks this one is like to have a very favourable conclusion."
She did not so much as know where he was, though he was declared by Miss Whalley, who knew most things, to be on Salisbury Plain. She sometimes wondered with wry humour if Miss Whalley could have enlightened her as to her husband's whereabouts; but that lady's attitude towards her was invariably expressive of such icy disapproval that she never ventured to put the wonder into words.
A tune it certainly was, for immense outbreaks of sound came at regular intervals, and the performer kept thumping his foot on the floor as if he were keeping time; but as the intermediate notes were of such a very soft nature as to be altogether inaudible, the company were left to fill up the blanks at their own discretion; and Mr Pitskiver, who was somewhat warlike, perceived at once it was Rule Britannia, while Mr Whalley shook his head in a state of profound loyalty, and thought it was God save the Queen.
The Reverend Stephen is enough for me. I fight shy of all the rest." "My dear, how very narrow of you!" said Avery. He turned to her boyishly. "Don't tell me you want to be a female curate like the Whalley! I couldn't bear it!" "I haven't the smallest leaning in that direction," Avery assured him.
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