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Updated: June 16, 2025
Supported by the two brindled tabby house cats, Geraldine and Mustapha descendants of the numerous tribe honoured, during the last half-century of his long life, by Thomas Clarkson Verity's politely affectionate patronage Damaris spent the greater part of the morning in the long writing room.
Then, at last, came the harvest of the young man's excursion, in the shape of first-hand records of war and government of intrigue and of sedition, followed by stern retributive chastisement from that famous soldier, autocratic and practised administrator, his host. In the opinion of a good many persons Tom Verity's bump of reference showed very insufficient development.
But now, when, at the climax of her narrative, Theresa seized by a spasm of retrospective resentment and jealousy, the picture of the young man carrying the girl tenderly in his arms across the dusky lawns arising before her choked and her voice cracked up into a bat-like squeaking, Charles Verity's self-imposed forbearance ran dry.
Hozier, though by no means indifferent to the good fare provided, was wondering how many hours would elapse before Iris's cablegram reached Verity's office, when some words caught his ear that drove all other considerations from his mind. "I am sorry to say that, in my opinion, there is not the slightest chance of your message reaching England to-day, Miss Yorke," the President was saying.
"No, madam," said he, lifting his cap with one hand, and restraining the clanking of a steam windlass with the other. "I am Mr. Verity's niece, and I wish to send this parcel to Monte Video may I put it in some place where it will be safe?" said she.
She sat daily at Sir Charles Verity's table and helped to order his household. What more genuine patents of gentility could be asked? So they listened with a pleasure, deep almost to agitation, to her performances upon the piano, her reminiscences of Bonn and the Rhine Provinces, and, above all, to her anecdotes of life at The Hard and of its distinguished owner's habits and speech.
Have you ever seen Keston's 'Leah and Rachel at the Well'?" Then, as Anna shook her head, "Well, Verity was his model for Leah. Leah is filling her pitcher and looking down into the well, so the eyes are hidden, but it is Verity's small brown face to the life. I always say that was his best picture.
The visit not inconceivably to his inward thanksgiving proved unfruitful of opportunity for excusing Miss Bilson, to her former employer, by accusing himself, Sir Charles Verity's courtesy being of an order calculated to discourage any approach to personal topics. Unfruitful, also, of enlightenment to Mrs.
I have a pretty fair notion why Coke meant to leave our poor ship's bones on a South American reef. I appreciate exactly how well it would serve Mr. David Verity's interests if his niece married a wealthy old party like Bulmer. By the way how old is Bulmer?" "Nearly seventy." Even Iris herself smiled then, though her tremulous mirth threatened to dissolve in tears.
To her intense disgust her nerves played her false. She gave the oddest little stifled squeak as she met Charles Verity's glance, fixed upon her in cool, slightly ironic scrutiny. Some persons very sensibly bring their mental atmosphere along with them. You are compelled to breathe it whether you like or not.
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