“That is, your honour won’t turn me out of my houldin’.”
“Nothing of the kind.”
“He never suspected you would,” said Georgina, but in a very cautious whisper, which this time escaped Malone.
“I’ll not be ten minutes, your honour,” said he, as he moved towards the door.
“Take as much time as you please.”
“He’ll not part with her, I see that,” said Lady Vyner, as the man withdrew.
Georgina gave a saucy laugh, and said, “He never so much as dreamed of taking her away; his whole mind was bent upon a hard bargain; and now that he has got the best terms he could, he’ll close the contract.”
“You don’t believe too implicitly in humanity,” said Sir Within, smiling.
“I believe in men only when they are gentlemen,” said she; and there was a very gracious glance as she spoke, which totally effaced all unpleasant memory of the past.