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I regret to say there was a little irritability manifest in my carriage on the way home;" and the twinkle in Cottrell's eyes told Sylla Chipchase that Lady Mary had made due note of her offending. "You have heard of course that Captain Bloxam means trying for the 'All Army Cup. Great excitement it will be for us, will it not? We are all bound to bet recklessly upon the Todborough champion.
"You keep good hours, Master Chipchase," remarked Colonel Lloyd. "And lose good customers," Mr. Swain added laconically. The butcher wriggled. "Your honours must know there be little selling when the gentry be out of town. And I was to take a holiday to-day, to see my daughter married." "You will have a feast, my good man?" Captain Daniel asked. "To be sure, your honour, a feast."
Cottrell?" inquired Sylla Chipchase, as they lingered for a minute or two behind the rest. "Quite sure of it," was the reply, and the speaker's keen dark eyes twinkled with fun as he spoke; "and what is more, if my ears do not deceive me, we shall carry back to the Grange a little bit of intelligence that I am quite sure will gladden the heart of our hostess." "What is that?" inquired Sylla.
"Did you ever know me fail you in valsing? and are not the soldiers of to-day every bit as much 'all there' as the sailors of yore, whenever England generally, or Commonstone in particular, expects that every man this night will do his duty?" "Ah, yes," replied Miss Chipchase, "I recollect our trying to valse to 'God save the Queen; but we could make nothing out of it. And you, Mr.
"Very well, then; if you will give me an hour or two to think out my words, I will explain how they ought to be done." "If you wouldn't mind coming up to the Grange, we might have a rehearsal this afternoon, rummage up the properties, and all the rest of it," exclaimed Jim, energetically. "That will do admirably," said Laura Chipchase.
"Shall I ride back and see what has become of them?" "No," said Miss Chipchase, "I don't think that is necessary. Jim and Mr. Sartoris will no doubt take every care of her. We had better jump into the road, Blanche, and see if they are coming that way."
She felt, too, exceedingly wroth at the manner in which Sylla had unexpectedly usurped the position of queen of the revels, and again determined that she would see as little as possible of the Chipchase girls as long as their cousin was with them. That there is nothing succeeds like success, is an axiom most profoundly believed in by women.
I am afraid, strictly speaking, it only amounts to the payment of a debt. You deserved a testimony of your prowess, and I to pay a penalty for my rashness." "What is this testimony?" inquired Blanche. "What has Sylla given you? and what have you done to deserve it?" "A mere trifle," interposed Miss Chipchase; "I daresay he will show it you some day.
More than one, apparently, had tasted of its discipline. Colonel Lloyd whispered to me to keep my countenance, that they were not after very large game that morning, only Chipchase, the butcher. And presently we came upon the rascal putting up his shutters in much precipitation, although it was noon.
Sartoris, it may be doubted whether any of the party paid much attention to what they were shown. The principal effect on Blanche's mind was a hazy conviction that Sylla Chipchase was a somewhat disagreeable girl. She considered that the familiar way in which that young lady addressed Lionel Beauchamp, to say the least of it, was in very bad taste.
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