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Updated: June 11, 2025
'Yes, she is she's very well; but hang it, Wylder, you're a married man now, and must give up talking that way. People won't like it, you know; they'll take it to mean more than it does, and you oughtn't. Let us have another game. 'By-and-by; what do you think of Larkin? asked Wylder, with a sly glance from the corners of his eyes.
See! he had his face to your ear when I came in. I came from Dorcas Brandon's bed-chamber door, where her evil angel told me a thing; and Mark Wylder must not seek to marry her, for he will be buried alive if he does, and he will, maybe, never get up again. Say your prayers when I go out, and come here no more.
Some most powerful and mysterious cause must undoubtedly be in operation to induce so sharp a 'party, so keen after this world's wealth, to risk so huge a prize. Whatever eminent qualities Mark Wylder might be deficient in, the attorney very well knew that cunning was not among the number. 'It is nothing of the nature of debt plenty of money.
This shut up the admirable man, who next tried a rather bold measure, directed against the Reverend William Wylder. A bill was filed by Messrs. Burlington and Smith, to compel him to execute a conveyance to their client on the terms of the agreement.
Wylder's affairs were not at present by any means in so settled a state as was supposed; and that a long betrothal not being desirable on the whole, Miss Brandon's relatives thought it advisable that the engagement should terminate, and had so decided, Mr. Wylder having, very properly, placed himself absolutely in their hands.
He really believed she was a little ever so little crazed. He supposed she, like Dorcas, fancied he knew everything about Wylder. She was constantly hinting something of the kind; and begging of him to make a disclosure disclosure of what? It was enough to drive one mad, and would make a capital farce.
"If he would but fall in love with Barbara Wylder!" she thought; " or rather if Barbara would but fall in love with him, for nobody can help falling in love with her, how happy I should be! they are the two I love best in the world! next to papa and mamma, of course!" she added, being a loyal girl.
Wylder in the avenue as she returned, and stopping her carriage to speak to him, lady Ann changed her mind, and resolved to curry favour with the husband instead of the wife. For hitherto she had scarcely seen Mr. Wylder, and knew about him only by unfavourable hearsay; but she was charmed with him now, and drew from him a promise to go and dine at Mortgrange.
"Well, grandfather," said Richard, "if Miss Wylder don't astonish you, she'll astonish me!" "Have you ever seen her drive a nail, boy?" "Not once; but I am just as sure she will do it and better than any beginner you've seen yet!" "Well, well, lad! we'll see! we'll see! She's welcome anyhow to come and have her try! What day shall it be?" "That I can't tell yet."
'Oh! said the vicar's wife, taking her seat, and the inspection and exposition began; and Mark Wylder, who had intended renewing his talk with Miss Lake, saw that she had foiled him, and stood with a heightened colour and his hands in his pockets, looking confoundedly cross and very like an outcast, in the shadow behind. After a while, in a pet, he walked away.
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