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"Fate, indeed, seems to have brought these young persons together," replied Charles, as he listened to Rochester's recital, who took this opportunity of acquainting him with Lord Argentine's dying injunctions, "and it would be a pity to separate them." "I am sure your majesty has no such intention," said Rochester. "You will see," rejoined the monarch.
"Slipped the poison in the glass of water you handed him," answered Ferguson promptly. "A nervy sleight-of-hand, but you'll swing for it." Rochester's smile was exasperating as he turned to Dr. Stone. "Judging from Stone's remarks about aconitine which I overheard," he interpolated. "I gather the doctor is tolerably familiar with the action of the drug. Does aconitine kill instantly, doctor?"
So it was documents not actions that the blackmailer held in suspense over the head of Rochester. It really did not matter a button to Jones, he stood ready to face murder itself, armed as he was with Rochester's letter in his pocket, and the surety of being able to identity himself. "Well," said he, "let's finish this business. Have you a cheque book on you?"
Rochester's mistress; delirious with his love half my time for he would oh, yes, he would have loved me well for a while. He did love me no one will ever love me so again. I shall never more know the sweet homage given to beauty, youth, and grace for never to any one else shall I seem to possess these charms. He was fond and proud of me it is what no man besides will ever be.
The Bishop of Rochester's attendance was dispensed with on the ground of illness, and because he had made his defence in writing. Nothing of consequence was urged by either of the accused. The bill was most explicit in its details, going carefully through the history of the imposture, and dwelling on the separate acts of each offender.
He had not the faintest idea where Rochester was, but to state that he was missing could not but add to the belief that he had made away with all the money he could lay his hands on. The noon edition of the Times had hinted at Rochester's disappearance but had stated they could not get the statement confirmed from Police Headquarters; obviously Harding and Taylor had not seen the newspaper.
Please come over to Rochester's apartment; I would like to consult you in regard to an important matter. You'll come now? Thanks." The doctor kept Kent waiting less than five minutes. The clock was striking one when he appeared, bland and smiling. Hardly waiting for him to select a seat Kent flung himself into a chair in front of Rochester's desk and laid the pill box on the writing pad.
That shrewd individual, of course, saw through the suggestion to the intention behind it, but he was at a loss for an outlet for his talents, having left Rochester's employ, and he believed without immodesty that he could do useful work as ambassador in Paris. Overbury was offered an embassy but in Muscovy.
I will remember that Mr. Ashburnham to-day at dinner told how the rich fortune Mrs. Mallett reports of her servants; that my Lord Herbert would have had her; my Lord Hinchingbroke was indifferent to have her; It is worthy of remark that their children intermarried; Lord Hinchingbroke's son married Lady Rochester's daughter.
She had also read Moore's Life of Byron, and really there is nothing in Rochester's confessions that Byron and a little Balzac would not account for. So that they might just as well have left poor Branwell in his grave. Charlotte did not read Balzac till later, when George Henry Lewes told her to.
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