Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . home ? As the hero of the shoulder-knot vouchsafed an affirmative replyto this somewhat more intelligible query, we alighted, and werestraightway ushered into the drawing-room, where we found Mr. andMrs. Coleman, and, as Lawless afterwards expressed it, a partyunknown, who was immediately, with much pomp and ceremony,introduced to us by the name of Mr. Lowe Brown, an annoimcementwhich elicited from my companion the whispered remark, Thedrysalter himself, by Jingo! this looks like business, old fellow;thei-es no time to be lost, depe
Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . home ? As the hero of the shoulder-knot vouchsafed an affirmative replyto this somewhat more intelligible query, we alighted, and werestraightway ushered into the drawing-room, where we found Mr. andMrs. Coleman, and, as Lawless afterwards expressed it, a partyunknown, who was immediately, with much pomp and ceremony,introduced to us by the name of Mr. Lowe Brown, an annoimcementwhich elicited from my companion the whispered remark, Thedrysalter himself, by Jingo! this looks like business, old fellow;thei-es no time to be lost, depend upon it. Ah! Mr. Lawlegh, exclaimed Mrs. Coleman, shaking handscordially with Lawless, I thought we were never going to see youagain, and Im sure I was quite delighted, though the servant keptyou so long waiting at the gate, till I got Mr. Brown to ring thebell; and Mr. Fairless too, so kind of him, with those beautifulchestnut horses standing there catching cold, in that very high gig,?which must be so dangerous, if you w«-e to fall out, both of FRANK PAIRLEGH 863 No fear of that, maam, replied Lawless; Fairlegh and I haveknown each other too long to think of falling out in a hun-y—firmfriends, maam, as your son Freddy would say. Poor Freddy, returned Mrs. Coleman affectionately, did hesend any message by you to say when he is coming home again PWe shall have some good news for him, I hope—for he was alwaysvery fond of his cousin Lucy. Family affection is a fine thing, maam, said Lawless, winkingat me, and ought to be encouraged at any price, eh ? Very true, Mr. Lawlegh, very true; and I am glad to find youthink so, instead of living at those nasty clubs all day, turning outwild, smoking cigars like a German student, and breaking yourmothers heart with a latch-key, at one oclock in the morning, after-wards, when you ought to have been in bed and asleep for the lastthree hours. Good-bye, and God bless you ! The six concluding words of Mrs. Colemans not over-perspi
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