Clumber chase; or, Love's riddle solved by a royal sphinxA tale of the restoration . a reflector within, whichwas placed brooch-wise in the very centre of theirchests, and threw a bright track of light along theotherwise pitch dark roads,—and Jessop, who wasto occupy the coach-box, was illuminated in thesame manner. ^ There—make haste—get in at once, Phoebe, 1670. Clumber Chase, 229 and carry both the dogs/ said Dorothy, whileshe was putting the finishing touch to her motherspacking, by pinning her hood together over hermouth. Mrs. Neville and Dorothy then got in ; thedoor was shut to; Jessop
Clumber chase; or, Love's riddle solved by a royal sphinxA tale of the restoration . a reflector within, whichwas placed brooch-wise in the very centre of theirchests, and threw a bright track of light along theotherwise pitch dark roads,—and Jessop, who wasto occupy the coach-box, was illuminated in thesame manner. ^ There—make haste—get in at once, Phoebe, 1670. Clumber Chase, 229 and carry both the dogs/ said Dorothy, whileshe was putting the finishing touch to her motherspacking, by pinning her hood together over hermouth. Mrs. Neville and Dorothy then got in ; thedoor was shut to; Jessop mounted the box, gavethe word of command—* 18, St. Jamess Street,London ; quick as lightning ! the whole way,and five shillings extra to each. The postillionwho rode one of the leaders, blew his horn, as wasthe wont of postillions in remote continentalregions within the last quarter of a century;smack went the whips, and on rolled the pon-derous vehicle, which, despite all this parade ofhaste, was two mortal hours in accomplishing thetwelve miles. 230 Clumber Chase. CHAPTER XI. THE DEATH OF THE OLD CAVALIER. 0 dynasty, or, it would, perhaps, bemore correct to say, no family, everhad such loyal, staunch, enduring,romantic, and even reckless devotionas the Stuarts; and in point of worth, or evenredeeming traits of character, no family ever de-served so little. It was necessary for their ad-herents to die, in order that their devotion mightdie with them; for while they lived, it was im-perishable, despite ingratitude, blighted hopes, orruined fortunes. The solution of the problemmay, perhaps, be found in the fact, that vicious,unprincipled, not to say unscrupulous, as they allwere, there was no resisting the infection of theirpersonal contact, for they all had fascination ofmanner; and if it was not in every individual ofthem the fascination j^ar excellence of grace, itwas—if one may be allowed such an expression—an exodus of manner, which is attractive anddisar
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