Part 7 (1/2)
”Oh, Frank's always unexpected!”
”Yes, I know; but this happens to be just the one very thing--”
She looked at him humorously.
”Do you know, I'd no notion that Lord Talgarth was so deeply religious until Frank became a Catholic.”
”Yes, I know,” said d.i.c.k. ”But it is just his one obsession. Frank must have known that.”
”And I've not the slightest doubt,” said Jenny, ”that that was an additional reason for his doing it.”
”Well, what'll happen?”
She jerked her head a little.
”Oh! it'll pa.s.s off. You'll see. Frank'll find out, and then we shall all be happy ever afterwards.”
”But meantime?”
”Oh! Frank'll go and stay with friends a month or two. I daresay he'll come to the Kirkbys', and I can go and see him.”
”Suppose he does something violent? He's quite capable of it.”
”Oh! I shall talk to him. It'll be all right. I'm very sensible indeed, you know. All my friends tell me that.”
d.i.c.k was silent.
”Don't you think so?”
”Think what?”
”That I'm very sensible.”
d.i.c.k made a little movement with his head.
”Oh! I suppose so. Yes, I daresay.... And suppose my uncle cuts him off with a s.h.i.+lling? He's quite capable of it. He's a very heavy father, you know.”
”He won't. I shall talk to him too.”
”Yes; but suppose he does?”
She threw him a swift glance.
”Frank'll put the s.h.i.+lling on his watch-chain, after it's been shown with all the other wedding-presents. What are you going to give me, Mr.
d.i.c.k?”
”I shall design a piece of emblematic jewelry,” said d.i.c.k very gravely.
”When's the wedding to be?”