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I could not, somehow, whilst the child lay dead in the house. She shall know it shortly." "And what about dismissing the countess-dowager? You will do it?" "I shall be only too thankful to do it. All my courage has come back to me, thank Heaven!" The Countess-Dowager of Kirton's reign was indeed over; never would he allow her to disturb the peace of his house again.
He asked himself whether it was quite the way to treat a perplexed man who was very dear to him. "If I am severe, it is for your sake. I assure you I scarcely know what advice to give. It is Miss Ashton, of course, whom you intend to make Lady Hartledon?" "Of course it is. The difficulty in the matter is getting clear of Maude." "And the formidable countess-dowager. You must tell Maude the truth."
Who are you, madam," turning again, in her anger, on the countess-dowager, "and who are you, Margaret, that you should dare to encourage Edward and Maude in rebellion against their present mother?" Taken by surprise, the dowager made no answer. Lady Margaret looked defiance.
The little child was christened; the names given him being Edward Kirton: the countess-dowager, who was in a chronic state of dissatisfaction with everything and every one, angrily exclaimed at the last moment, that she thought at least her family name might have been given to the child; and Lord Hartledon interposed, and said, give it. Lord and Lady Hartledon, and Mr.
He had given orders for one plain and quiet in every way; but she would have her wish carried out, and raved about the house, abusing him for his meanness and want of respect to his dead wife. For peace' sake, he was fain to give her her way; and the funeral was made as costly as she pleased. Thomas Carr came down to it; and the countess-dowager was barely civil to him.
No doubt among men, you get along without the embarrassment of so much contradiction." I now advanced to pay my respects to the Countess of Chatterino, who stood supported by the countess-dowager, a lady of great dignity and elegance of demeanor.
The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe. She made an end of her correspondence, and sat down to a delicious little supper alone; as she best liked to enjoy these treats. The champagne was excellent, and she poured out a full tumbler of it at once, by way of wishing good luck to Maude's triumphant wedding.
I shall not see the Ashtons again, ma'am; I would rather go a hundred miles the other way than face them." The countess-dowager probably deemed she had said sufficient for safety; for she went out and shut the door after her. Lord Hartledon dashed his hair from his brow with a hasty hand, and was about to leave the room by the other door, when Maude came up to him.
"Who on earth could have invented that?" cried he, having no better answer at hand. "Mrs. Graves mentioned it to me. She was dining at Hartledon last week, and the countess-dowager spoke about it openly." Mrs. Ashton looked at him; and he, confused and taken aback, looked down on the carpet, devoutly wishing himself in the remote regions he had spoken of to Mr. Carr.
The old dowager at Hartledon after he had Anne there! Not if he knew it, he added, as he went on with her into the presence of Dr. and Mrs. Ashton. The Rector started from his seat, at once telling him that he ought not to have come in. Which Val did not see at all, and decidedly refused to go out again. Meanwhile the countess-dowager and Maude were wondering what had become of him.
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