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This was the wisdom of Sir Boreas; but Roden would not take advantage of it. He thanked the great man for his kindness and sympathy, but declined to reconsider his decision. In the outer office, in the room, for instance, in which Mr. Jerningham sat with Crocker and Bobbin and Geraghty, the feeling was very much stronger in favour of the title, and was expressed in stronger language.
"Begone, Jerningham; and remain without till I call. Leave my doublet on the couch. How now, I have worn this cloth of silver a hundred times." "Only twice, if it please your Grace," replied Jerningham. "As well twenty times keep it for yourself, or give it to my valet, if you are too proud of your gentility."
"Can she be going to stay all night?" mused poor John, after being on the watch for three hours: when presently, to his inexpressible delight, he saw a very dirty hackney-coach clatter up to the Gorgon door, out of which first issued the ruby plush breeches and stalwart calves of Mr. Jerningham; these were followed by his body, and then the gentleman, ringing modestly, was admitted.
Are you sure there is no other letter this morning from from Hawkhurst?" "Quite, sir." "Yet the Duchess tells me that the Lady Cleone wrote me also. This letter came by the post this morning?" "Yes, sir." "And no other? It's very strange!" But here, the Gentleman-in-Powder re-appeared to say that the Marquis of Jerningham desired to see Mr.
Jerningham had written a well-worded lengthy report, which never certainly would be read. There were former documents in which the existence of the papers had been denied. Altogether the bundle was big and unholy and distasteful. Those who knew our Æolus well were sure that he would never even undo the tape by which the bundle was tied. But something must be done.
"Sir," said he, when Barnabas stood equipped from head to foot, "Captain Slingsby's groom called to say that his master and the Marquis of Jerningham are expecting you and Viscount Devenham to breakfast at 'The Chequers' a little higher up the street, sir. Breakfast is ordered for eight o'clock."
Jerningham had spoken of it as a thing accomplished. Bobbin and Geraghty had been congratulated on their rise in the department. "Dismissal B. B." had been recorded, if not in any official book, at any rate in all official minds. But B. B. himself had as yet decided nothing.
In what locality this 'eligible board and lodging' was advertised for, we never inquired, judging it would be needless to do so, but we consented to receive the letters Miss Jerningham expected in answer.
"A nuisance!" "Yes; a nuisance. When you see that a gentleman doesn't wish a thing, you oughtn't to do it." "But when a man's name is his name!" "Never mind. When he doesn't wish it, you oughtn't to do it!" "If it's a man's own real name!" "Never mind," said Mr. Jerningham. "If it shoots a gintleman to be incognito, why isn't he to do as he plaises?" asked Geraghty.
He was very late for lunch. "Everything's cold," wailed his hostess. "Where have you been, Mr. Jerningham?" "Only in the orchard-reading." "And you've missed May!" "Missed Miss May? How do you mean? I had a long talk with her this morning a most interesting talk." "But you weren't here to say good-by. Now you don't mean to say that you forgot that she was leaving by the two-o'clock train?
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