Evan Harrington -- Volume 7

lomatists with a headache-any of our modern grandees under difficulties, might h

he owed no man a farthing; his secret comfort, that he possessed two thousand pounds in the Funds. But Mr. Goren did not stop here. Behind these external characteristics he nursed a passion. Evan was astonished and pleased to find in him an enthusiastic fern-collector. Not that Mr. Harrington shared the passion, but the sight of these brown roots spread out, ticketed, on the stained paper, after supper, when the shutters were up and the house defended

oren so, and

down there together,

the days to come: not as an incident the mere mention of which

kept him strong by day, but in the darkness of night came his misery; wakening from tender dreams, he would find his heart sinking under a horrible pressure, and then the fair fresh face of Rose swam over him; the hours of Beckley were revived; with intolerable anguish he saw that she w

ly offered him a place in the Brewery. Evan declined it, on the pretext that, having received Old Tom's money for the year, he must at least work out that term according to the conditions. Andrew fumed and sneered at Tailordom. Evan said that there was peace in Mr. Goren's shop. His sharp senses discerned in Andrew's sneer a certain sincerity, and he revolted against it. Mr John Raikes,

hagrin, a lady stepped, with her veil down. The lady entered, and said that she wished to speak to Mr. Harrington. Mr. Goren made way for her to h

mission to occ

erity, over his spectacles, 'is very poor.

y remarking to the effect that Mr. Goren was human like t

ill and must pardon my coming-that's my first thought, sensitive darling that

asked Evan, pressing

mpense you; if you would! We will put that by, for the present. Dear! the Duke has begged you, through me, to accept-I think it 's to be a sort of bailiff to his estates-I do

uth for another k

ooked Eva

iling, and feasting

on whom fresh air is blown. Were not these tidings of release? His ridiculous

rself have done that has pleased him. I don't know what. Only he says, he believes you are a man to

. His military step advanced, and Caroline, exclaiming, 'Don't let me see him!' bustled to

think fit to wait till I had done with the Directors today. You're devilishly out in your discipline, whatever you are at two an

at I would introduce

liment, and then, throwing his back against the

ht had been that the Major had come for his wife. He percei

what you allude

ere was some distinction between us,' said the Major. 'My havi

ckles on the table, after

ome out of you, if I get it by main force. The Duke compelled me to give you that appointment in my Company. Now, sir, did you, or did you not, go to him and deliberately state to him th

harp rattle of the Maj

rding of your statement,

you aware that the Duke has sent in his r

it first

icer, rising. 'Am I always to be told that I married

f the gutters,' and 'cursed connection.' He stood in

ions and affairs. I explained them to your damned stupidity. You went away. Three days after that, you had an interview with the Duke. Sto

is query. They were of a common height, and to do so, he ha

ot bound to rep

t rattan. 'Confess it or not, you are dismissed from your post. Do you hear? You are ki

t I was not bound to reply: but I will. If you will sit d

glare of the Major's eyes had shown his doubt whether

to jeopardize its prosperity. Your explanations did not satisfy me. I admit that you enjoined me to be silent. But the Duke, as a Director, had as stro

were jobbers an

ances, while proceedings were going on which I did not appro

joke. The name of a miserable young tailor!' Go on, sir

said suf

wore by the Lord, that

think you have got hold of the Duke, and you throw me over. You imagine, I dare say, that I will allow my wife to be talked about to further your interests-you self-seeking young dog! As long as he lent the Company his name, I permit

ord was on his mouth which had

added: 'But look you

ill go to the dogs-every

no more. I will be no

e that you don't tra

ith a well-timed deflection of his forefinger

king, as he stood with his eyes stead

physically no coward, did not fail to

ed it, and said, between his

lity of his matrimonial alliance becoming bruited in the newspapers, held his arm after it had given an involuntary jerk. He marched through with becoming dignity, and m

o a fit of tearless sobbing. With one foot in the room Caroline hung watching him. A pain that she had never known wrung her nerves. His whole manhood seemed to be shaken, as if by reg