The news that his granddaughter desired an audience
Lord Charvill had greeted with merely a grunt, which turned into a roar as his
gorge rose when he heard that she was accompanied by her husband. ‘Now then, missie. Kicked out of there for something shady. “Why would she do that? Why does
she care? That’s a waste of her time. ‘En tout cas, I have waiting for me a cavalier. I didn’t!
I didn’t! After all—”
For a time her mind ran on daintiness and its defensive restraints as though it
was the one desirable thing. In order to guard against accidents or surprises,
watchmen, or scouts, (as they were styled,) were stationed at the three main
outlets of the sanctuary ready to give the signal in the manner just described:
bars were erected, which, in case of emergency; could be immediately stretched
across the streets: doors were attached to the alleys; and were never opened
without due precautions; gates were affixed to the courts, wickets to the gates,
and bolts to the wickets. What is
it you’re after? Money, I suppose. There were cakes and sandwiches—for Ennison a sort of Elysian feast, long
to be remembered. It was at lunch when McClintock announced that in the mailpouch he had found a letter addressed to Howard Taber, care of Donald
McClintock and so-forth. Anna had told me that
he carried always with him this bogus marriage certificate. “I don’t see at all how you can be managing,” said Miss Stanley, and Ann
Veronica hastened to reply, “I do on very little.
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