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The Worried Bishop;
"Ah ! true : noxv I remember . Our interviexv , sir , is ended , " and the bishop turned to Cecil ; " but see me to-morroxx ' , at eleven precisely . " The youth boxved ; sought out Harry ; ancl xvithdrew . The scapegrace ! What brought a broad grin upon his countenance as he crossed the court-yard , xvhich deepened and deepened , till it exploded in a hearty laugh as he passed under an archway , and emerged into the street ?
IV . No want of punctuality could be alleged against Cecil in matters of business . He xvas at his post to a minute . He found the Churchman employed in consigning to his wastebasket three-fourths of a pile of letters AA'hich the morning delivery had brought him ; but prepared with a smiling welcome for his young visitor , ancl bent on redeeming his pledge forthwith .
" I regretted , " said he , courteously , " being obliged to dismiss you so abruptly yesterday ; but the interval has been turned to account . I have remodelled my letter to the Master of Charterhouse ; ancl have couched my request in other and stronger terms . I have saicl "
The bishop paused , —looked up , —and listened . There xvas no mistaking it . Buzz—buzz—buzz- — -his invincible tormentors xx'ere again attacking him ; xvere again xvhirring around his capacious wig . " I will speedily end this , " said the prelate , rising , but looking considerably aghast— " folloxv me into my morning room ; and
may I trouble you to bring my writing materials AA'ith you ?" The transit made , — " NOAA ' , " continued he , cheerfully , — " noxv that Ave are safe from these irritating intruders—if there ' s one insect I've an antipathy to more than another it is towards the entire genus mosquito—I may say with some degree of comfort "
The word had scarce passed from his lips Avhen drone—drone —AA'hiz—whiz—seemed to rise from every corner of the apartment . The mosquitoes , in all varieties , xvere holding carnival . "Ugh ! " cried the bishop . "I shall be eaten alive !" V . The bell xvas rung . Betts xvas put in requisitiononlto
, y say xvith staring eyes ancl open mouth , that he " coulcl see nothing ;" that he xvas " wholly surprised ; " that the "hornets must be in tlie ceiling ; if not , " that he " xvas altogether and entirely slammed !" D 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Worried Bishop;
"Ah ! true : noxv I remember . Our interviexv , sir , is ended , " and the bishop turned to Cecil ; " but see me to-morroxx ' , at eleven precisely . " The youth boxved ; sought out Harry ; ancl xvithdrew . The scapegrace ! What brought a broad grin upon his countenance as he crossed the court-yard , xvhich deepened and deepened , till it exploded in a hearty laugh as he passed under an archway , and emerged into the street ?
IV . No want of punctuality could be alleged against Cecil in matters of business . He xvas at his post to a minute . He found the Churchman employed in consigning to his wastebasket three-fourths of a pile of letters AA'hich the morning delivery had brought him ; but prepared with a smiling welcome for his young visitor , ancl bent on redeeming his pledge forthwith .
" I regretted , " said he , courteously , " being obliged to dismiss you so abruptly yesterday ; but the interval has been turned to account . I have remodelled my letter to the Master of Charterhouse ; ancl have couched my request in other and stronger terms . I have saicl "
The bishop paused , —looked up , —and listened . There xvas no mistaking it . Buzz—buzz—buzz- — -his invincible tormentors xx'ere again attacking him ; xvere again xvhirring around his capacious wig . " I will speedily end this , " said the prelate , rising , but looking considerably aghast— " folloxv me into my morning room ; and
may I trouble you to bring my writing materials AA'ith you ?" The transit made , — " NOAA ' , " continued he , cheerfully , — " noxv that Ave are safe from these irritating intruders—if there ' s one insect I've an antipathy to more than another it is towards the entire genus mosquito—I may say with some degree of comfort "
The word had scarce passed from his lips Avhen drone—drone —AA'hiz—whiz—seemed to rise from every corner of the apartment . The mosquitoes , in all varieties , xvere holding carnival . "Ugh ! " cried the bishop . "I shall be eaten alive !" V . The bell xvas rung . Betts xvas put in requisitiononlto
, y say xvith staring eyes ancl open mouth , that he " coulcl see nothing ;" that he xvas " wholly surprised ; " that the "hornets must be in tlie ceiling ; if not , " that he " xvas altogether and entirely slammed !" D 2