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The Heir Of Bendersleigh ; Or , The Freemason's Promise.
Thc luncheon was rapidly dispatched , and the little party rose to " enter upon the out-dooi ; enjoyments of the day . " Ah ! Mrs . Marshall , " exclaimed Mr . Grainger , as a middle aged lady entered the room , " come at last . I thought you did not intend to show yourself to the young folks before they departed for the day . A set of madcaps they are . "
Mr . Grainger ! " exclaimed Mrs . Puffier Smirke , loftily . r "Come , come , " said Mrs . William Chasey , "the day is wearing . " . Thus admonished , the assembled party , after having one and all shaken hands with Mrs . Marshall , the hostess ' of the little cottage , Sir . Grainger excepted , scampered down the garden into the lane at the bottom , where there was a kind of omnibus with three horses attached , waiting to carry the party to a distant hill , which commanded a view of as lovely a country as can be found within the limits of our island home .
mr . bramger and Mrs . Marshall walked to the bottom of the garden to see the little party off , and as soon as they were all seated , the two cousins on the outside of course , the vehicle drove smartly down the lane , and was soon lost behind the green hedges which beautifully fringed the scene . An hour ' s ride over pleasant hill and fertile valley , and by homely farmsteads and great mansions and vast wooded parks , brought the little party to the foot of the hill which they intended shoidd be the scene of the pic-nic of that day .
CHAPTER II—THE PIC-NIC . Jacob and Eachel , who of course accompanied the party , unloaded the precious freight which the omnibus contained , and without which pic-nics ivould be nothing ; and assisted by the coachman ' s cad , they carried them up the hill to a' spot pointed out , ivith directions there to wait until the party , having taken their rambles , shoidd be inclined for dinner on the green .
The summit of the hill , ivhich should more properly be termed a mountain , was tlie first object which the party sought . Sir . Baker advanced to offer Harriet his arm , but before he could do so , Mr . Elliotson had obtained the prize . Sir . Eaker smiled at the young lady , but as he passed on , he honoured tlie gentleman upon whose arm . she leant , with a scowl , which evinced but little feeling in harmony with the object of the party on the hill .
Air . lialcer , however , found a ready companion in Sirs . Puffier Smirke , who , with the sweetest smile that a poetess in green spectacles could give , took the proffered arm of the young heir .
_ Ihere were many causes operating in Sir . Baker ' s mind , which induced him to look with anything but favour on Henry Elliotson . In the first place , Mr . Eaker felt the proud position of independency in which he was placed , and , as he thought , he stood upon a high pedestal from which he coidd look down ivith scorn upon one who was but a dependent clerk . In the next place , Harriet was possessed of that beauty , which even in a
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The Heir Of Bendersleigh ; Or , The Freemason's Promise.
Thc luncheon was rapidly dispatched , and the little party rose to " enter upon the out-dooi ; enjoyments of the day . " Ah ! Mrs . Marshall , " exclaimed Mr . Grainger , as a middle aged lady entered the room , " come at last . I thought you did not intend to show yourself to the young folks before they departed for the day . A set of madcaps they are . "
Mr . Grainger ! " exclaimed Mrs . Puffier Smirke , loftily . r "Come , come , " said Mrs . William Chasey , "the day is wearing . " . Thus admonished , the assembled party , after having one and all shaken hands with Mrs . Marshall , the hostess ' of the little cottage , Sir . Grainger excepted , scampered down the garden into the lane at the bottom , where there was a kind of omnibus with three horses attached , waiting to carry the party to a distant hill , which commanded a view of as lovely a country as can be found within the limits of our island home .
mr . bramger and Mrs . Marshall walked to the bottom of the garden to see the little party off , and as soon as they were all seated , the two cousins on the outside of course , the vehicle drove smartly down the lane , and was soon lost behind the green hedges which beautifully fringed the scene . An hour ' s ride over pleasant hill and fertile valley , and by homely farmsteads and great mansions and vast wooded parks , brought the little party to the foot of the hill which they intended shoidd be the scene of the pic-nic of that day .
CHAPTER II—THE PIC-NIC . Jacob and Eachel , who of course accompanied the party , unloaded the precious freight which the omnibus contained , and without which pic-nics ivould be nothing ; and assisted by the coachman ' s cad , they carried them up the hill to a' spot pointed out , ivith directions there to wait until the party , having taken their rambles , shoidd be inclined for dinner on the green .
The summit of the hill , ivhich should more properly be termed a mountain , was tlie first object which the party sought . Sir . Baker advanced to offer Harriet his arm , but before he could do so , Mr . Elliotson had obtained the prize . Sir . Eaker smiled at the young lady , but as he passed on , he honoured tlie gentleman upon whose arm . she leant , with a scowl , which evinced but little feeling in harmony with the object of the party on the hill .
Air . lialcer , however , found a ready companion in Sirs . Puffier Smirke , who , with the sweetest smile that a poetess in green spectacles could give , took the proffered arm of the young heir .
_ Ihere were many causes operating in Sir . Baker ' s mind , which induced him to look with anything but favour on Henry Elliotson . In the first place , Mr . Eaker felt the proud position of independency in which he was placed , and , as he thought , he stood upon a high pedestal from which he coidd look down ivith scorn upon one who was but a dependent clerk . In the next place , Harriet was possessed of that beauty , which even in a