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dance , Arthur passed , evidently in search of some one , and as evidently exhilarated by champagne . The instant that he saw Mary he seized her hand , saying , " My pretty Mary , you must be my partner ; remember , you half promised to dance with me . "
" Yes , sir , but after I had danced with William . " " Let him wait ; you shall be my partner in this countrydance . " " Indeed I cannot , sir . " " But I say you shall ; " and Arthur tried to throw his arm around Mary .
The girl , half frightened , clung to Bill , who had been looking at Arthur with flashing eyes ; but he controlled his passion , and in a firm , but quiet tone said , " You sec , sir , that Mary don ' t wish to leave me ; let her alone , if you please . " " How dare you speak to me ; I am astonished that you
have the audacity to come within the park gates ; and I am more surprised that any decent girl , much more Mary , would condescend to dance with a fellow who has been in jail for poaching . I tell you , Mary , you shall not dance with that fellow , so come with me ; " and this time Arthur placed his arm completely around Mary ' s waist . " Take your arm away , Mr . Arthur ; I will not dance at all with any one . " " You shall with me . "
The countenance of William Giles expressed strong but suppressed emotion , as he looked fixedly at Arthur , saying , " You must take your arm from around her . " " How dare you say must to me , you ruffian ; I will not take my arm away . " " Then , sir , I must make you ; " and Bill laid his hand
upon Arthur ' s arm , who said , " If you dare to touch me I ' 11 strike you ; " and as Bill endeavoured to release Mary , Arthur struck him a backhanded blow , saying , " Take that you unhung felon ! " William Giles , infuriated by this epithet , returned the blow with his clenched fist , striking Arthur on the temple ;
the blood gushed out—the young man fell a corpse at the feet of the girl he had insulted . The noise had attracted the attention of Mr . Tremorman and his lady , who hastened to the spot just as the bystanders were lifting the body . In vain they endeavoured to prevent the mother seeing the bleeding corpse of her son . She made her way through
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
dance , Arthur passed , evidently in search of some one , and as evidently exhilarated by champagne . The instant that he saw Mary he seized her hand , saying , " My pretty Mary , you must be my partner ; remember , you half promised to dance with me . "
" Yes , sir , but after I had danced with William . " " Let him wait ; you shall be my partner in this countrydance . " " Indeed I cannot , sir . " " But I say you shall ; " and Arthur tried to throw his arm around Mary .
The girl , half frightened , clung to Bill , who had been looking at Arthur with flashing eyes ; but he controlled his passion , and in a firm , but quiet tone said , " You sec , sir , that Mary don ' t wish to leave me ; let her alone , if you please . " " How dare you speak to me ; I am astonished that you
have the audacity to come within the park gates ; and I am more surprised that any decent girl , much more Mary , would condescend to dance with a fellow who has been in jail for poaching . I tell you , Mary , you shall not dance with that fellow , so come with me ; " and this time Arthur placed his arm completely around Mary ' s waist . " Take your arm away , Mr . Arthur ; I will not dance at all with any one . " " You shall with me . "
The countenance of William Giles expressed strong but suppressed emotion , as he looked fixedly at Arthur , saying , " You must take your arm from around her . " " How dare you say must to me , you ruffian ; I will not take my arm away . " " Then , sir , I must make you ; " and Bill laid his hand
upon Arthur ' s arm , who said , " If you dare to touch me I ' 11 strike you ; " and as Bill endeavoured to release Mary , Arthur struck him a backhanded blow , saying , " Take that you unhung felon ! " William Giles , infuriated by this epithet , returned the blow with his clenched fist , striking Arthur on the temple ;
the blood gushed out—the young man fell a corpse at the feet of the girl he had insulted . The noise had attracted the attention of Mr . Tremorman and his lady , who hastened to the spot just as the bystanders were lifting the body . In vain they endeavoured to prevent the mother seeing the bleeding corpse of her son . She made her way through