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"We have," was all he could reply. "Why, how nice that is, to be sure!" exclaimed his aunt. "I might have thought of it, too, Mr. Jauncy, and you being such friends and all. And p'r'aps you know this lady, too Miss Collum as Leandy is keeping company along with?" Bella's expression changed to something blacker still.
The doors yielded to the blow, and, opening wide, revealed the tall and commanding figure of the goddess; her face, thanks to Leander's pigments, glowing lifelike under her hood, and the gold ring gleaming on her outstretched hand. "Leander," said the goddess, in her low musical accents, "come away." "Upon my word!" cried Mrs. Collum. "Who is this person?" He could not speak.
But I suppose I mustn't say anything about the dancing here, must I?" "Since," said the poor badgered man, "you put it to me, Miss Parkinson, I must say that, considering the day, you know " "Yes," continued Mrs. Collum, severely; "surely there are better topics for the Sabbath than than a dancing soldier!" "Mr. Tweddle knows why I stopped myself," said Bella.
That lady sitting there on the sofa is Mrs. Collum, and this gentleman is a friend of your gentleman's, and my nephew, Leandy." "Oh, thank you," said Bella, "but I've no occasion to be told Mr. Tweddle's name; we have met before haven't we, Mr. Tweddle?" He looked at her, and saw her brows clouded, and her nose and mouth with a pinched look about them. She was annoyed with him evidently but why?
Surely her rival had both looked and spoken differently the night before? And yet, she had been so agitated that very likely her recollections were not to be depended upon. "I I did want to see you," she said, and her voice shook, as much from timidity as righteous indignation. "When I tell you who I am, perhaps you will guess why. I am Matilda Collum."
"There's a new foot on the floor, my friend; And a new face at the door, my friend; A new face at the door." Leander sat at the head of the table as carver, having Mrs. Collum and Bella on his left, and James and Matilda opposite to them. James was the first to open conversation, by the remark to Mrs. Collum, across the table, that they were "having another dull Sunday."
"I'm sure," said Miss Tweddle, "Leandy quite feels what an honour it is to him to look forward to such a connection as yours is. When I first heard of it, I said at once, 'Leandy, you can't never mean it; she won't look at you; it's no use your asking her, I said. And I quite scolded myself for ever bringing them together!" Mrs. Collum seemed inclined to follow suit, but she restrained herself.
"Why, as we came along, there wasn't hardly a leaf on the trees in the squares; and yet only yesterday week, at the gardens, the trees hadn't begun to shed. Had they, Mr. Tweddle? "I'll never take you out again, if you don't hold that tongue," he whispered savagely. Mrs. Collum fixed her eyes on Leander, as he sat cowering on her right.
"That's all you know about it, young lady," she said, archly; "for I stepped in there yesterday and asked him about it, to make sure, and he told me it was delivered over the very Saturday afternoon before. So, Leandy, oblige me for once, and put it on the dear girl's finger before us all; you needn't be bashful with us, I'm sure, either of you." "What is all this?" asked Mrs. Collum.
Collum and pa-heaceful be my sa-leep Ro-hocked in the cra-hadle of the da-heep! That is the orthodox offering for a bass. The basses of the world have always used it, I believe, and generally to advantage. From what I have been able to ascertain I judge that it was first written for use on the Ark. Shem sang it probably.
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