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'Touch the chord of self which, trembling, Passes in music out of sight. But a time for all things; and it is now time for Argemone to go down to breakfast, having prepared some dozen imaginary dialogues between herself and Lancelot, in which, of course, her eloquence always had the victory.
Really, before you ask me to hear the Church, I have a right to ask you to define what the Church is. 'Our Articles define it, said Argemone drily. 'The "Visible Church," at least, it defines as "a company of faithful men, in which," etc. But how does it define the "Invisible" one? And what does "faithful" mean?
She had yet to learn, that it is better sometimes not to settle in one's heart what we shall speak, for the Everlasting Will has good works ready prepared for us to walk in, by what we call fortunate accident; and it shall be given us in that day and that hour what we shall speak. Lancelot, in the meantime, shrank from meeting Argemone; and was quite glad of the weakness which kept him upstairs.
'Through Mellot, through whom I can return your answer, if one be needed. The letter was significant of Honoria's character. It busied itself entirely about facts, and showed the depth of her sorrow by making no allusion to it. 'Argemone, as Lancelot was probably aware, had bequeathed to him the whole of her own fortune at Mrs.
A thousand petty incidents, which he had driven contemptuously from his mind, returned as triumphant evidences; and, with an impetuous determination, he cried out, 'I see I see it all, Argemone! We love each other! You are mine, never to be parted! What was her womanhood, that it could stand against the energy of his manly will!
Argemone need never have known of Lancelot's share in the poaching affray; but he dared not conceal anything from her. And so he boldly went up the next day to the Priory, not to beg pardon, but to justify himself, and succeeded. And, before long, he found himself fairly installed as her pupil, nominally in spiritual matters, but really in subjects of which she little dreamed.
However, I will speak to him after dinner, and see what there is in him. And Lord Vieuxbois turned away, and, alas for Lancelot! sat next to Argemone at dinner.
So he wrote earnestly and peremptorily to his pupil, urging her, with all his subtle and refined eloquence, to make a final appeal to her mother, and if that failed, to act 'as her conscience should direct her; and enclosed an answer from the superior of the convent, to a letter which Argemone had in a mad moment asked him to write.
So he is up in town at last at the summit of his ambition. Well, he may suit them. I wonder how many young creatures like Argemone and Luke he would keep from Popery!
His understanding was trying to ride, while his spirit was left behind with Argemone. Hence loose reins and a looser seat. He rolled about like a tipsy man, holding on, in fact, far more by his spurs than by his knees, to the utter infuriation of Shiver-the-timbers, who kicked and snorted over the down like one of Mephistopheles's Demon-steeds.
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