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Now that he looked at it close, the enterprise of suggesting to Harold Etches that he, Denry, would be a suitable member of the Sports Club at Hillport, seemed in the highest degree preposterous. Why! He could not play any games at all! He was a figure only in the streets! Nevertheless the oath! He sat awkwardly silent for a few moments, wondering how to begin.
"You've been working, as usual, I suppose," said Edwin. "Working!" laughed Mr Orgreave. "I've done what I could, with Hilda there! Instead of going up to Hillport with Janet, she would stop here and chatter about strikes." Hilda smiled at him benevolently as at one to whom she permitted everything. "Mr Clayhanger agrees with me," she said. "Oh! You needn't tell me!" protested Mr Orgreave.
After an interval his engagement to Ethel was announced. Every evening he came up to Hillport. The couple were ardently and openly in love; they expected always to have the dining-room at their private disposal, and they had it. Ethel simply adored him, and he was immeasurably proud of her. Even in presence of the family they would sit hand in hand, making no attempt to conceal their bliss.
A laugh from Emanuel, and the voice of Helen proceeding: "I've always lived in a small house, just as I've taught six hours a day in a school. But not because I wanted to. I like room. I daresay that uncle and I may find another house one of these days." "Up at Hillport, I hope," Emanuel put in. James could see his mincing imbecile smile through the kitchen wall. "Who knows?" said Helen.
Her strength of will, of courage, of love, had never been taxed; only her patience. 'And my life is over! she told herself, insisting that her life was over without being able to believe it. As the dog-cart was crossing the railway bridge at Shawport, at the foot of the rise to Hillport, Leonora overtook her eldest daughter. She drew up.
The contrast of his wizened age made her feel deliciously girlish. 'It's about my house, at Hillport, she began with assurance. 'I want you And she told him, with no more than a sufficiency of detail, what she wanted. She did not try to conceal that the aim was to help John, that, in crude fact, it was John who needed the money.
'Agreed! Liversage murmured. The moon was extremely lovely and romantic against the distant spire of Hillport Church, and its effect on the couple was just what might have been anticipated. 'Perhaps I'm sorry, Annie admitted at length, with a charming grimace. 'Oh! I don't think there's anything to be SORRY about, said Liversage. 'But of course they'll think I've had a hand in it.
Two days later, at about ten o'clock in the morning, Samuel Peel, J.P., entered the market-place, Bursley, from the top of Oldcastle Street. He had walked down, as usual, from his dignified residence at Hillport. It was his day for the Bench, and he had, moreover, a lot of complicated election business.
But at the bottom of Church Street Ethel silently fell behind and joined a fourth figure which had approached. The two couples walked separately to Hillport by the field-path. As Harry and Milly opened the wicket at the foot of Stanway's long garden, Ethel ran up, alone again. 'That you? cried a thin voice under the trees by the gate. It was Rose, taking late exercise after her studies.
"We were just off to Hillport," said Janet. "How splendid of you to come like this!" "Don't let's go to Hillport!" said Alicia. Janet hesitated, pulling down her veil. "Of course you must go!" Hilda said positively. "I'm afraid we shall have to go," said Janet, with reluctance. "You see, it's the Marrions Edie's cousins and Edie will be there!" "Who's Edie?" "Why! Tom's fiancée!
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