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John Hurst was full of the Horse-Show. She could talk of nothing else. It was the Horse-Show that had made her late. She had waited for the judging. John would look in as soon as he could get away. Ladslove was Rosemary's foal. "You remember Rosemary, Aggie?" Aggie remembered neither Rosemary nor her foal. But she was sorry for Ladslove.
He asked if John had yet made any will, and I replied, quite correctly, that he had not. He inquired if I knew what testamentary arrangements John intended to make, and again I answered, quite correctly, that I believed that John proposed to devise the bulk of his property to his brother, Godfrey. "Thereupon, Hurst accepted my proposal; I made him the advance and he executed the assignment.
"Uncle told me" she began, coldly. Mr. Hurst bowed. "I am sorry to have caused you so much trouble," he said, trying to control his voice, "but you see my position, don't you?" "No," said the girl. "Well, I wanted to make sure," said Mr. Hurst. "It's best for all of us, isn't it? Best for you, best for me, and, of course, for my young lady."
Your merits I suppose you mean your character and appearance should go a long way; we'll admit that you're a man who might have some attraction for even such a girl as Miss Hurst seems to be, if she didn't pause to think. Unfortunately for you, however, it's her duty to her relatives to make a brilliant match and I've no doubt she recognizes it.
"Hold your tongue, Janey; you don't know anything about it," said Mrs. Hurst, whom this wonderful disclosure elevated into authority. "A Dissenting Minister! Ah, me! what a thing it is for you poor girls to have no mother. I did not think your papa would have had so little consideration as to expose you to society like that. But men are so thoughtless."
You note that he bequeathed five thousand pounds to George Hurst, in the event of clause two being carried out; but he has made no bequest to his brother in the event of its not being carried out. Obviously, he had not entertained the possibility of this contingency at all.
Hurst sang with her sister, and while they were thus employed, Elizabeth could not help observing, as she turned over some music-books that lay on the instrument, how frequently Mr. Darcy's eyes were fixed on her. She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man; and yet that he should look at her because he disliked her, was still more strange.
"I suppose she told you we are engaged?" said the latter. "Engaged!" said the startled Mr. Mott. "Why, she told me she didn't like men." "Playfulness," replied Mr. Hurst, with an odd look. "Ah, here she is!" The handle of the front door turned, and a moment later the door of the room was opened and the charming head of Miss Garland appeared in the opening. "Back again," she said, brightly.
"Accordingly, I devised the visit to Hurst's house, which was calculated to serve two purposes. It created a satisfactory date for the disappearance, eliminating me from any connection with it, and by throwing some suspicion on Hurst it would make him more amenable less likely to dispute my claim when he learned the provisions of the will. "The affair was quite simple.
That way lies the Old Bailey." "We must try to prevent them from making an unnecessary scandal," said Thorndyke. "It may be that an exposure will be unavoidable, and that must be ascertained in advance. But to return to your question, Berkeley, as to what is to be done. Hurst will probably make some move pretty soon. Do you know if Jellicoe will act with him?" "No, he won't.
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