“Nay, nay, let us rest quietly here for a day or two, and enjoy ourselves,” said Forster. “We can't have better quarters. Preston has a hundred recommendations that no other place possesses. And since the countess has joined us, I shouldn't have thought your lordship would desire to move. What says your ladyship?” he added, appealing to her.
“I should certainly like to remain here for a day or two, if it can be done with safety,” she replied.
“It can—I'll answer for it,” said Forster; “and since I am responsible for any mistake, you may be sure I shall be careful.”
“Trust to me,” said Mrs. Scarisbrick. “Depend upon it I will procure information of the enemy's movements.”
“Is she to be relied on?” whispered Dorothy to the earl.
“I cannot tell,” he replied in the same tone. “But your brother is so bewitched that he will never move. You must look after him.”
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JUST then a great tumult was heard outside, and the ladies flew to the windows, which looked upon the street, to see what was the matter.