Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-10-30

speaking like that after their 5ehaVi
our to you in Paris"
Well that's paid for now, at al
events" grumbled Sir Richard 81
not, for goodness sake let them have
the money, aud co.
"MoneJ!7 said Lady Lawler, con
temptuously. money ---alway:
money! Just as if they would take
money! You seem to think thai
money will pay for or buy anything
80 it willy be grumbled.
"No, it will not,a said she tsrt'y
Money! and to gentleman OF
Monsieur Riviare's senoitiveness and
polish. Alb; Richard, l wish you
were more like him."
There was a crash here, and the
splintering up of a little china cold
cream pot, for Sir Richard Lawler
vas applying little of the soft un-
guent to a crack or chap upon his lip
when his lady made the above re-
mark, one which startled him so that
he dropped the little pot, aud stood
for few moments choking With
wrath.
Was he mad-drunk-dream
Did he hear Alright? Wish he we're
more like Riviere!-tbat wretched,
scurvy little Frcnchman!--he, Sir
Richard Lawler, i've feet eleven in
his bocts-a man all muscles end
strength, gho used to pull stroke n
his college eight, though he was
ploughed for small3-a barouet Of a
good old Norman fapily-wish he
we're more like that shaoby, little,
beggarly exile! Poohl it was ridicu-
lousl
lie laughed al, I'D; at least, he
gave u.terance to q noise that was
meant for laugh, but bore about il
as much resemblance to it as the ear
donic bray of the melodramatic Will
ian 10 a t:aaspontire play. So dis
cordant and strange vas the noise,
that, coming as it did close upon the
breakage, Lady Lawler was startled.
aud hurried to the door.
"What is the matter, Eichard?'
"Matterl' be exclaimed. ooh,
uothing-nOthing whatever. Pray
go back. l was only little am used
But 1 ;hiok you said money might
offend Monsieur Riviere."
"Of course it would" said her
Ladyship, slowly returning to her
seat, but watchdog her husband Curl
ous!y the while. "rm sure you'll
offend him some day with your rude
ness
Some day? How much longer
are they going to stay, then? HAvn't
you had enough French yet?'
"As to now much longer they are
goiug to stay cannot give you an
answer but certainly not long, for
monsieur 10 too proud gentleman
to remain under obligations to any
one. But with respect to nv having
had enough French, | think there
could be DO better opportunity for
improving ones accent and gaming
conversational ease; 50 | have made
arrangements with Monsieur RiViere
to give me a long course Of lessons"
Whit roarod Sir Richard.
C! have mad, arrangements with
Monsieur Riviere to give me long
course of lessons?"
"To-givc-you-y -you-my wife
lcsson?'
"Yes-to-give-me--me--your
wife--lessons," retorted Lady Lawier,
in higher key, Pray, what is
there extraordinary 10 that? And
I'm sure that a course would do You
good, Richard, aud few in polite
ucss as WELL"
W'm-'
"What do you say?7 cried her
Ladyship. cutting him short. "pm
sure nothing could be better Mon
sieur R;viere tells me that be finds 1t
necessary, on account Of his present
income being go small, TO give lessons
in his native tongue; and he wishes
US TO give him few introductiOns to
people whom we know
And We shall do nothing Of the
kind" said Sir Richard firmly.
"Yes, you will" said her Ladyship,
calmly, as she passed great ivory
backed brush through her long hair.
and what is more" exclaimed SIR
Richard, now very wro;h, as he stood
framed in the doorway, and also
,rush-armed, but with pair which
he had been apPlyiOg to his head
and what is more, | forbid you TO
take these lessons. 1t is preposterons
it is absu1l-it-it-it's indecep ut, y
he exclaimed, brushing his head furi-
ously.
"And why? Why she exclaimed
as angrly, couple of red spots be
giouing to glow in her milky cheeks.
"Wkat d. you mean, sir? Please
have the goodness to explain
There's no explanation needed,
madame be exclaimed, brushing
away till the tears stood in his eyes
Il have said that | wi not allow 1t,
aud | will not
Cob, indeed exclaimed Lady Law
Ter, standing up, and turniug to face
him for q moment, with flashing eyes
Aud, certainly, as she stood there
in her long white robe, and wild, dis
hcvelled hair, she locked very beautl-
ful; and in spite of his height, Sir
Richard, whose attire was not becOm
| ing, and VII Sc hair WIS brushed
down over bis forehead, locked some
thing approaching to the contempii-
/ bic.
Possibly he knew that he stood at
1 n disadvaptags. for the certainly