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James Smith, 'to disgust me completely at Armour's family, their mean, servile compliance would have done it. To his friend, William Nicol, he wrote in the same strain. This shows Burns in no very enviable frame of mind; but the cause is obvious.
Armour's face when she gets the news, at the breakfast-table, of course, and gives a little shriek, and says: 'General! oh, General! But it is all very shocking, you know," she added, in a lower voice. "Still I think they will receive her and do the best they can for her; because, you see, there she is, married hard and fast.
He was even most puzzled at the tone and substance of their letters. From the beginning there had been no reproaches, no excitement, no railing, but studied kindness and conventional statements, through which Mrs. Armour's solicitous affection scarcely ever peeped. He had shot his bolt, and got consideration, almost imperturbability.
You did enter for the needle-threading race, didn't you, with Lord Arthur? I think we must get on. A slow, dull red mounted to Armour's face and seemed to put out that curious light in his eyes. 'Is it far? he asked, glancing down over the tree-tops. 'I've never been there. 'Why, cried Dora, suddenly, 'you've been down! 'So you have, I confirmed her. 'Your beast is damaged too.
The old Indian did not fully understand the meaning or the tone of Armour's speech, but he said "How!" and, reaching out his hand for the pipe offered him, lighted it, and sat down, smoking in silence. Armour waited; but, seeing that the other was not yet moved to talk, he turned to his letter again. After a time, Eye-of-the-Moon said gravely, getting to his feet: "Brother!"
In this Mackenzie made a mistake; for not only did Lali draw herself up with considerable dignity, but Marion, noticing the masterful nature of the tone, instantly said: "Mackenzie, you must remember that you are speaking to Mrs. Francis Armour, and that her position in General Armour's house is the same as mine. I hope it is not necessary to say anything more, Mackenzie." Mackenzie flushed.
The village was en fete, and peasants lined the street leading to the church, ready with their hearty God-bless-you's. Lali sat between her husband and Mrs. Armour, apparently impassive until there came the question: "Who giveth this woman to be married to this man?" and General Armour's voice came clear and strong: "I do." Then a soft little cry broke from her, and she shivered slightly. Mrs.
It was better not to inquire, so I never knew to what extent Kauffer worked upon the vanity of ancient houses the sinful dodge I suggested to him; but I heard before long that the line of Armour's rejected efforts had been considerably diminished.
'Of course! said Kauffer, 'but I sink I sell you that Porcha; it is ze best of ze two. I ventured for a few days to keep the light which chance had shed for me upon Armour's affairs to myself. The whole thing considered in connection with his rare and delicate talent, seemed too derogatory and disastrous to impart without the sense of doing him some kind of injury in the mere statement.
The case, even at this critical moment, did not seem quite hopeless. When they came to Mrs. Armour, Lali shrank away timidly from the look in the mother's eyes, and, shivering slightly, looked round for her blanket. But Lambert had deftly passed it on to the footman. Presently Mrs. Then they moved away to a closed carriage. And that was the second act in Frank Armour's comedy of errors.
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