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When the Hollywell party met at breakfast, Charles showed himself by no means the worse for his yesterday's experiment.
Do you always travel in this fashion, "impedimentis relictis"? 'Not exactly, said Guy; 'the "impedimenta" are, some at Varenna, some at the inn with Arnaud. 'So you have Arnaud with you? 'Yes, and Anne Trower, said Amy, for her maid was a Stylehurst person, who had lived at Hollywell ever since she had been fit for service. 'She was greatly pleased to hear we were going to meet the captain.
Laura was only afraid he was overworking himself, especially as, having at present little command of ready money, he lived in a small lodging, kept no horse, and did not enter into society; but she was reassured when he came to Hollywell for a day or two at Whitsuntide, not having indeed regained flesh or colour, but appearing quite well, in better spirits, and very eager about political affairs.
When they arrived at Hollywell, it was twilight, but no one was in the drawing-room, generally so cheerful at that time of day; the fire had lately been smothered with coals, and looked gloomy and desolate. Mr. Edmonstone left Philip there, and ran up to see how Charles was, and soon after Laura came in, sprang to his side, and held his hand in both hers.
"It was only yesterday you told me it was safe in your possession." "Yes, yes, I knows, and so I had." "Where is it, then?" "The man came for it he has brought his ticket, paid his money and took the bracelet; I was out my boy let him have it! Oh, my reward my reward!" "Shut your foolish old mouth!" exclaimed Mr. Hollywell.
The guests this evening were Maurice de Courcy, a wild young Irishman, all noise and nonsense, a great favourite with his cousin, Mr. Edmonstone; two Miss Harpers, daughters of the late clergyman, good-natured, second-rate girls; Dr. Mayerne, Charles's kind old physician, the friend and much-loved counsellor at Hollywell, and the present vicar, Mr. Ross with his daughter Mary.
Since there were no other guests, and the evening was wet, the two were thrown upon each other's society in the commercial-room. 'I don't think, said Mr. Hollywell, in reply to a remark of Hyacinth's, 'that there's the least use trying to drag patriotic sentiment into business.
She would fain have learned more; but he was completely shut up within himself, and never opened again to her. She had never before so grated on every delicate feeling in his mind; and he only remained at her house because in his present state of health, he hardly knew where to bestow himself till it was time for him to go to Hollywell.
For a long time nothing was heard of him at Hollywell, and she began to fear that he might have been less fit to take care of himself than he had persuaded her to believe. When at length tidings reached them, it was through the De Courcys. 'Poor Morville, wrote Maurice, 'had been carried ashore at Corfu, in the stupor of a second attack of fever.
Edmonstone asked Philip to come and spend a day or two at Hollywell, and he accepted the invitation for the next week. 'I will make Thorndale drive me out if you will give him a dinner. 'Of course, of course, said Mr. Edmonstone, 'we shall be delighted. We were talking of asking him, a day or two ago; eh, mamma?
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