. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . djusted his spectacles withtrembling fingers. The open door suddenlybecame full of the heads of the popula-tion of Nuddiwalla. Radabullub came in,ostentatiously bearing a glass of water on atray. \^ernon seized the glass, and hurledit out of the door, and his excellent butlerfollowed it very rapidly. Mr. Bux has interpreted my silence tomean consent, I went on. with composure. I could not answer his letter, for it gave noaddress. But there is no hope for you,Abdul Karim, I added— none. Vernon was tearing up and down the
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . djusted his spectacles withtrembling fingers. The open door suddenlybecame full of the heads of the popula-tion of Nuddiwalla. Radabullub came in,ostentatiously bearing a glass of water on atray. \^ernon seized the glass, and hurledit out of the door, and his excellent butlerfollowed it very rapidly. Mr. Bux has interpreted my silence tomean consent, I went on. with composure. I could not answer his letter, for it gave noaddress. But there is no hope for you,Abdul Karim, I added— none. Vernon was tearing up and down the tentlike a caged lion, biting wildly at his mous-tache. Suddenly he turned upon Mr. Bux,who immediately interposed a chair betweenhis person and my nephew. Am I to understand, bellowed Vernon, that you have tried to complicate your rela- i«4 VERNONS AUNT tions with the Forest Department by payingyour infernal addresses to my aimt f Softly, Vernon, I interposed. Mr. Buxhas been very respectful. Respectful be hanged! he was certainly very niuch \ INTERPOSED A CHAIR Kind sir will not assault humble servant,said Mr. Bux simply, from behind the chair, or there will be damages proceedings, anda line, which will benefit nobody. I havenot the honour to understand. VERNON-S AUNT 1S5 I felt annoyed, perhaps unreasonably. I will thank you, Vernon, not to impute anyinterested motives to Mr. Bux in offering mehis hand, I said, with some heat. Youhave no right to do so. I admit the proposalwas too sudden—but by this time you oughtto know the Oriental temperament I doubt whether my nephew heard me,but I regret to say that at this point heswore, and made a dash at Mr. Bux, whowith one bound eluded him. In an instant Ihad put my person between the combatants,and was doing my best to pacify Vernon,while his unfortunate victim circled round mein a vain attempt to evade my infuriatednephew. Respect my corpus, sir! I heard himbeseech, and then, to my horror, Vernongot
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