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take leave of the lady  of the house。 Lady Winwood was obliged to   rise�察�

and attend to them。 They had something to say to her before they left�察�and 

they said it at terrible length�察�standing so as to intercept her view of the 

proceedings   of   the   enemy。   When   she   had   got   rid   of   them   at   last�察  �she 

lookedand       behold     Lord    Winwood       and    Sir   Joseph    were    the   only 

occupants of the corner� �

     Delaying   one   moment�察  �to   set   the   ;virtuoso;   thundering   once   more�察�

Lady Winwood   slipped   out   of   the   room  and   crossed   the   landing。 At   the 

entrance to the empty drawing´room she heard Turlington's voice�察�low and 

threatening�察�in the boudoir。 Jealousy has a Second Sight of its own。 He had 

looked in the right place at startingand�察�oh heavens� �he had caught them。 

     Her ladyship's courage was beyond dispute�察�but she turned pale as she 

approached the entrance to the boudoir。 

     There   stood   Natalieat   once   angry   and   afraidbetween   the   man   to 

whom she was ostensibly engaged�察�and the man to whom she was actually 

married。 Turlington's rugged           face expressed a martyrdom of suppressed 

fury。 Launcein the act of offering Natalie her fansmiled�察�with the cool 

superiority of a man who knew that he had won his advantage�察�and who 

triumphed in knowing it。 

     ;I forbid you to take your fan from that man's hands�察─�said Turlington�察�

speaking to Natalie�察�and pointing to Launce。 

     ;Isn't it rather too soon to begin 'forbidding'�拭─�asked Lady Winwood�察�

good´humoredly。 

     ;Exactly     what    I  say� ─  �exclaimed      Launce。    ;It  seems     necessary     to 

remind Mr。 Turlington that he is not married to Natalie yet� ─�

     Those last words were spoken in a tone which made both the women 

tremble   inwardly   for   results。   Lady   Winwood   took   the   fan   from   Launce 

with one hand�察�and took Natalie's arm with the other。 



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     ;There is your fan�察�my dear�察─�she said�察�in her easy off´hand manner。 

;Why do you allow these two barbarous men to keep you here while the 

great    Bootmann      is  playing    the   Nightmare     Sonata    in   the  next   room�拭�

Launce� �Mr。 Turlington� �follow me�察�and learn to be musical directly� �You 

have   only   to   shut   your   eyes�察  �and   you   will   fancy   you   hear   four   modern 

German composers playing�察�instead of one�察�and not the ghost of a melody 

among all the four。 ;She led the way out with Natalie�察�and whispered�察 �Did 

he   catch   you�拭─  �Natalie   whispered   back�察   �I   heard   him   in   time。   He   only 

caught us looking for the fan。; The two men waited behind to have two 

words together alone in the boudoir。 

     ;This doesn't end here�察�Mr。 Linzie� ─�

     Launce smiled satirically。 ;For once I agree with you�察─�he answered。 

;It doesn't end here�察�as you say。; 

     Lady Winwood stopped�察�and looked back at them from the drawing´ 

room   door。   They   were   keeping   her   waitingthey   had   no   choice   but   to 

follow the mistress of the house。 

     Arrived in the next room�察�both Turlington and Launce resumed their 

places   among   the   guests   with   the   same   object   in   view。   As   a   necessary 

result of the scene in the boudoir�察�each had his own special remonstrance 

to   address     to  Sir  Joseph。     Even    here�察  �Launce     was    beforehand     with 

Turlington。 He was the first to get possession of Sir Joseph's private ear。 

His complaint took the form of a protest against Turlington's jealousy�察�and 

an appeal for a reconsideration of the sentence which excluded him from 

Muswell Hill。 Watching them from a distance�察�Turlington's suspicious eye 

detected the appearance of something unduly confidential in the colloquy 

between the two。 Under cover of the company�察�he stole behind them and 

listened。 

     The great Bootmann had arrived at that part of the Nightmare Sonata 

in which musical sound�察�produced principally with the left hand�察�is made 

to describe�察�beyond all possibility of mistake�察�the rising of the moon in a 

country church´yard and a dance of Vampires round a maiden's grave。 Sir 

Joseph�察�having no chance against the Vampires in a whisper�察�was obliged 

to   raise   his   voice   to   make   himself   audible   in   answering   and   comforting 



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Launce。 ;I sincerely sympathize with you�察─�Turlington heard him say�察 �and 

Natalie feels about it as I do。 But Richard is an obstacle in our way。 We 

must look to the consequences�察�my dear boy�察�supposing Richard found us 

out。; He nodded kindly to his nephew�察�and�察�declining to pursue the subject�察�

moved away to another part of the room。 

     Turlington's jealous distrust�察�wrought to the highest pitch of irritability 

for weeks past�察�instantly associated the words he had just heard with the 

words spoken by Launce in the boudoir�察�which had reminded him that he 

was   not   married   to   Natalie   yet。   Was   there   treachery   at   work   under   the 

surface�拭�and was the object to persuade weak Sir Joseph to reconsider his 

daughter's      contemplated       marriage     in   a  sense    favorable     to   Launce�拭�

Turlington's      blind   suspicion     overleaped      at  a  bound     all  the   manifest 

improbabilities which forbade such a conclusion as this。 After an instant's 

consideration with himself�察�he decided on keeping his own counsel�察 �and 

on putting Sir Joseph's good faith then and there to a test which he could 

rely on as certain to take Natalie's father by surprise。 

     ;Graybrooke� ─�

     Sir Joseph started at the sight of his future son´in´law's face。 

     ;My dear Richard�察�you are looking very strangely� �Is the heat of the 

room too much for you�拭─�

     ;Never   mind   the   heat�   �I   have   seen   enough   to´night   to   justify   me   in 

insisting   that   your   daughter   and   Launcelot   Linzie   shall   meet   no   more 

between this and the day of my marriage。; Sir Joseph attempted to speak。 

Turlington declined to give him the opportunity。 ;Yes� �yes� �your opinion 

of   Linzie   isn't   mine�察  �I   know。  I   saw   you   as   thick   as   thieves   together   just 

now。; Sir Joseph once more attempted to make himself heard。 Wearied by 

Turlington's perpetual complaints of his daughter and his nephew�察�he was 

sufficiently     irritated   by   this  time   to  have    reported    what    Launce     had 

actually   said   to   him   if   he   had   been   allowed   the   chance。   But   Turlington 

persisted in going on。 ;I cannot prevent Linzie from being received in this 

house�察  �and   at   your   sister's�察─  �he   said�察   �but   I   can   keep   him   out   of   _my_ 

house in the country�察�and to the country let us go。 I propose a change in the 

arrangements。 Have you any engagement for the Christmas holidays�拭─�



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     He   paused�察  �and   fixed   his   eyes   attentively   on   Sir   Joseph。   Sir   Joseph�察�

looking a little surprised�察�replied briefly that he had no engagement。 

     ;In that case�察 �resumed Turlington�察 �I invite you all to Somersetshire�察�

and I propose that the marriage shall take place from my house�察�and not 

from yours。 Do you refuse�拭─�

     ;It   is  contrary     to  the   usual   course     of  proceeding      in   such   cases�察�

Richard�察─�Sir Joseph began。 

     ;Do you refuse�拭─�reiterated Turlington。 ;I tell you plainly�察�I shall place 

a construction of my own upon your motive if you do。; 

     ;No�察�Richard�察─�said Sir Joseph�察�quietly�察 �I accept。; 

     Turlington drew back a step in silence。 Sir Joseph had turned the tables 

on him�察�and had taken _him_ by surprise。 

     ;It will upset several plans�察�and be strongly objected to by the ladies�察─�

proceeded the old gentleman。 ;But if nothing less will satisfy you�察�I say�察�

Yes� �I shall have occasion�察�when we meet to´ morrow at Muswell Hill�察�to 

appeal      to  your    indulgence       under    circumstances       which     may     greatly 

astonish you。 The least I can do�察�in the meantime�察�is to set an example of 

friendly   sympathy   and   forbearance   on   my   side。   No   more   now�察  �Richard。 

Hush� �the music� ─�

     It   was   impossible   to   make      him   explain   himself   further   that   night。 

Turlington   was   left   to   interpret   Sir   Joseph's   mysterious   communication 

with such doubtful aid to success as his own unassisted ingenuity  might 

afford。 

     The   meeting   of   the   next   day   at   Muswell   Hill   had   for   its   object   as 

Turlington had already been informedthe drawing of Natalie's marriage´ 

settlement。      Was    the  question     of  money     at  the   bottom   of    Sir  Joseph's 

contemplated   appeal   to   his   indulgence�拭  �He   thought   of   his   commercial 

position。 The depression in the Levant trade still continued。 Never had his 

business at any previous time required such constant attention�察�and repaid 

that   attention   with   so   little   profit。  The   Bills   of   Lading   had   been   already 

used by the firm�察�in the ordinary course of trade�察�to obtain possession of 

the   goods。  The   duplicates   in   the   hands   of   Bulpit   Brothers   were   literally 

waste     paper。    Repayment       of  the   loan   of   forty   thousand     pounds     ��with 



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interest�� was due in less than a month's time。 There was his commercial 

position�     �Was     it  possible     that   money´loving 
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