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However, the bishop was just as diplomatic as his chaplain, and too wise to give way to the temper he felt at so downright a request, approached the matter in an outwardly mild spirit. 'Heathcroft is a large parish, said his lordship, meditatively. 'And therefore needs a hard-working young rector, replied Cargrim.
I told her your speakin' to that Heathcroft man was only for her good and for no other reason. You'd learned that he was engaged to be married " "You told her that?" I interrupted, involuntarily. "What did she say?" "Nothin', nothin' at all. I think she heard me and understood, but she didn't say anything. Just sat there, white and trembling and crushed, sort of, and looked and looked at me.
He has written me lots of letters promising to make me his wife, he has given me a ring, and we're only waiting till he's appointed to be rector of Heathcroft to marry. 'Well, I'm d d, observed Mr Mosk, slowly. 'Is this true? 'I'll show you the ring and letters if you like, said Bell, tartly, 'but I don't see why you should be so surprised. I'm good enough for him, I hope?
"I came," I said, "to to Well, to be perfectly honest with you, I came because of something I heard concerning concerning " He interrupted me. "Then Heathcroft did tell you!" he exclaimed. "I thought as much." "He told you, I know. He said he did." "Yes. He did. My God, man, isn't it awful! Have you seen her?" His manner convinced me that he had seen her. In my eagerness I forgot to be careful.
Afraid of losing his wished-for prize, he was bent upon forcing Dr Pendle into presenting him with the living of Heathcroft; and to accomplish this amiable purpose with the more certainty he had conceived the plan of somehow getting the bishop into his power.
From then on, during the fortnight which followed, there was a great deal of Heathcroft in the rectory social circle. And when he was not there, it was fairly certain that he and Frances were together somewhere, golfing, walking or riding. Sometimes I accompanied them, sometimes Herbert Bayliss made one of the party. Frances' behavior to the young doctor was tantalizingly contradictory.
The bishop was no stranger to Cargrim's ambition, as it was not the first time that the chaplain had hinted that he would make a good rector of Heathcroft, therefore he did not feel surprised at being approached so crudely on the subject. With a testy gesture he pushed back his chair and looked rather frowningly on the presumptuous parson.
A. Carleton Heathcroft for twenty-one pounds, approximately one hundred and five dollars. I thought it time for me to make my escape. I was wondering where I should hide next day, when the run was announced. "Greatly obliged to you, I'm sure," drawled the fortunate bidder. "Won't you join me in a whisky and soda or something?" I declined the whisky and soda. "Sorry," said Mr. Heathcroft.
This was not the case. There were four seats at our table and, according to the chart of the dining-saloon, one of them should be occupied by a "Miss Rutledge of New York" and the other by "A. Carleton Heathcroft of London." Miss Rutledge we had not seen at all. Our table steward informed us that the lady was "hindisposed" and confined to her room. She was an actress, he added.
He "dubbed" his approaches and missed easy putts. If he had kept his eye on the ball instead of on his opponents he might have done better, but that he would not do. He watched Heathcroft and Miss Morley continually, and the more he watched the less he seemed to like what he saw. Perhaps he was not altogether to blame, everything considered.
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