Part 19 (1/2)
MY LORD MAKES HIS BOW
AFTER Jireat progress,Mr Beauleigh and Miss Betty that it was entirely owing to his treatment that the patient had recovered at all As his idea of treat John, which process Miss Betty very soon put an end to, he and she had uments on the subject, in which he was coth of her nursing and his own constitutionand very probably she was right In any case, hardly a fortnight after O'Hara's first visit,himself, with his head speculatively on one side and a worried look in his eyes Salter watched hi this to be a critical s in life never appeared to affect him, but over a question of two cravats as opposed to each other, or some equally trivial matter, he would beco his appearance for several moments, Carstares frowned and looked over his shoulder
”I have changed hed despairingly
”Ye look very well in what ye have on, sir,” he grunted
Jack sat down obstinately
”I have conceived a dislikenay, a veritable hatredfor puce I ear blue”
”Now, sir, do ha' done changing your clothes! Ye'll be tired out before ever ye get downstairs, and ye knohat the doctor said”
My lord consigned the doctor and his words of wisdoreat heat
”Ay, sir, but-”
”The doctor is a worthy individual, Ji than you do He does not understand the soul-agony of a man who makes his first appearance in puce”
”But-”
”The blue coat laced with gold”
”Sir-”
”I order it! I insist; The blue coat or nought!”
”Very well, sir” Resignedly Jith his lordshi+p was dressed to his entire satisfaction it was h the hot June afternoon, and Miss Betty was tapping at the door, wishi+ng to knohether Mr Carr was co down, or whether he was not
Carstares shi+fted his sling, and taking up his hat, moved just a little shakily to the door
Salter opened it, and cast a triu off all races He proffered an arm
”Shall I help ye, sir?”
Miss Betty curtsied low
”La, Mr Carr!”
John bowed profoundly
”Give ye good den, madam,” he said ”I am just about to descend Thank you, Jim” He leaned heavily on the ly
”Lud! 'Tis ad, Miss Betty! and why?”
”You are not so young as I iined,” she replied candidly
”Bear in ed man”
”Thirty!” she scoffed, and went on ahead ”Come, child, and mind the first step!”
At the bottoht, thin-lipped and grey-eyed He cahted to see you so er pains you?”
My lord pushed Jih's
”I thank you, sir, it is als of a true tyrant, I should not wear this obnoxious sling”
Mr Beauleigh smiled a little
”Ah, yes, she keeps us all in order, does Betty Pray, will you not walk a little in the garden? There are chairs on the lawnand here is hter”
He waved to the door, and Carstares, turning, beheld Diana
She stood fraowned in a from her elbows and over the bosoht, with little tendrils curling over her broad, white brow One rolling curl fell over her shoulder, the rest were gathered up under a small lace cap, which was secured by means of a riband passed beneath her chin
A Dress of Spitalfields Silk About the lish Costuain, and in her turn Diana studied him ide brown eyes of al lashes veiled the glorious depths, as a slow blush mounted to her cheeks
My lord recovered hisas her father presented him
”My love, this is Mr Carr-”
Diana sank into a curtsey
”-and, Mr Carr, this is hted to h's acquaintance,” said John, and raised her hand to his lips
The delicate, tapering fingers trembled a little in his hold, and tremulous lips parted in the shyest and most adorable smile that he had ever seen
”Indeed, sir, we are already acquainted I aet my rescuer”