Writings . to Boxall HiU. Franktiuned round and instantly foimd himself shakinghands with Sir Louis Scatcherd. How Mary got over her confusion Frank never saw,for he had enough to do to get over his own. He in-voluntarily deserted Mary and began talking very fastto Sir Louis. Sir Louis did not once look at MissThome, but walked back towards the house with , sulky enough in temper, but still makingsome efforts to do the fine gentleman. Mary, glad tobe left alone, merely occupied herself with sitting onthe donkey; and the donkey, when he found that thetwo gentlemen went towards the hou
Writings . to Boxall HiU. Franktiuned round and instantly foimd himself shakinghands with Sir Louis Scatcherd. How Mary got over her confusion Frank never saw,for he had enough to do to get over his own. He in-voluntarily deserted Mary and began talking very fastto Sir Louis. Sir Louis did not once look at MissThome, but walked back towards the house with , sulky enough in temper, but still makingsome efforts to do the fine gentleman. Mary, glad tobe left alone, merely occupied herself with sitting onthe donkey; and the donkey, when he found that thetwo gentlemen went towards the house, for companyssake,—and for his stables sake,—followed after them. Frank stayed but three minutes in the house; gaveanother kiss to Lady Scatcherd, getting three in re-turn, and thereby infinitely disgusting Sir Louis, shookhands, anything but warmly, with the young baronet,and just felt the warmth of Marys hand within hisown. He felt also the warmth of her eyes last glance,and rode home a happy CHAPTER VII. POST PRANDIAL. Frank rode home a happy man, cheering himself,as successful lovers do cheer themselves, with the brill-iancy of his late exploit. Nor was it till he had turnedthe comer into the Greshamsbury stables that he beganto reflect what he would do next. It was all very wellto have induced Mary to allow his three fingers to hehalf a minute in her soft hand; the having done somight certainly be sufficient evidence that he had over-come one of the lions in his path; but it could hardlybe said that all his difficulties were now was he to make further progress? To Mary, also, the same ideas no doubt occurred,with many others. But then it was not for Maryto make any progress in the matter. To her at leastbelonged this passive comfort, that at present no acthostile to the De Courcy interest would be expectedfrom her. All that she could do would be to tell heruncle so much as it was fitting that he should doing this would doubtless be in som
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