Theladyinvermilion,whohadatuftofgoldenhairinthemidstofherotherwiseravenlocks,glancedmysteriouslyatMr。Moses。
\"Seeanything,mother?\"heasked,withtheatricalsolemnity。\"AtinychunkofluckfortrickylittleBriskin?\"
\"Idoseesomething,\"saidEureka,inadimandheavyvoice。\"It’sjustclosetoyouonthattablebythebrandy。\"
Mr。Mosesstarted,andcastaglanceofaweatthetumbler。
\"Myword,\"hecried——\"myword,mother!What’stheblessedlittlesymbollike?NotaponyfreshfromJerusalemforyourbelievingboy!\"
\"Youmustwaitamoment。Itisnotclear,\"repliedEureka,slowlyanddreamily,fixingherheavyeyesonthebrandy—and—soda。\"It’sallcloudy。\"
\"Beenimbibing,mother?Hastheblessedlittlesymbolbeenatitagain?
Briskin’sshock——shocked!\"
\"It’sgettingclearer。Itstandsinabandoffire。\"
\"ShadeofShadrach!ApparitionofAbednego!Drawitmildandbitter,mother!\"
\"Ah!nowitstepsout。It’sgotahump。\"
\"Gotthehump,mother?Myword!thenitmustbeeitheracameloranundischargedbankrupt!Whichisit,prettysoul?\"
\"It’sarhinoceros。It’smovingtoyou。\"
\"Yokohama,mother!Telltheprettybirdtokeepback!What’sitmean?\"
\"It’sasignofplenty。\"
\"Plentyofwhat,mother?Thereadyorthenose—bag?Giveusachance!\"
\"Plentyofgoodfortune,becauseitsheadistowardsyou。Ifithadpresenteditstail,itwouldmeanblackweather。\"
\"Don’tletitturntail,forSaturday’ssake,mother。KeepitsheadstraightwhileIfinishthebrandy!\"
Andsosaying,littleMr。Moses,withelaboratefurtiveness,caughtupthetumbler,poureditscontentsdownhisthroat,andthrewhimselfbackonthedivanwiththeairofamanwhohadjustescapedfromperilbytheconsummatepersonalexerciseofunparalleledandsustainedingenuity。
DuringthissceneMissMinervahadpreservedherairofpronouncedScottishgoodsense,whilelisteningattentively,andshenowsaidtoEureka,——
\"D’youseeanythingforMr。Vivian,dearEureka?Eventhelittlestthingwouldbewelcomed。\"
EurekastaredupontheProphet,whobegantofeelverynervous。
\"There’ssomethingroundhishead,\"sheremarked,withherusualalmostsacredearnestness。
TheProphetmechanicallyputuphishands,likeamananxioustointerferewiththeassiduousattentionsofaswarmofbees。
\"Somethingrightroundhishead。\"
\"Isitahalo?\"askedMissMinerva。
\"IsitaLincoln&Bennet,mother?\"criedMr。Moses。\"Oneoftheshinyones——twenty—onebob,andtwenty—five—and—sixifyouwantakidlining?\"
\"No;it’slikesomesortofbird。\"
\"’Iheardtheowlbeneathmyeavescomplaining,’\"chirpedMr。Moses,takingtwoorthreehighnotesinadelicatetenorvoice。\"’Ilookedforth——greatScot!Howitwasraining!’Isitanowl,mother?AskittoscreechtoBriskin。\"
\"Itisnoowl,\"saidEurekatotheProphet。\"Itisasparrow——yourbird。\"
\"Isituponthehousetop,mother,havingaspreeallonitslittlealone?\"
\"No;itishoveringoverthegentleman。\"
\"Whatdoesthatmean?\"saidtheProphet,anxiously。
ButatthispointEurekasuddenlyseemedtoloseinterestinthematter。\"Oh,you’reallright,\"shesaidcarelessly。\"I’mtired。I
shouldlikeawafer。\"
\"Mother’speckish。Mother,Iseeanostrichbyyourleftelbow。That’sasignthatyou’resopeckishyoucouldswallowanything。Waiter!\"
\"Sir!\"
\"Thislady’ssopeckishshecouldeatanything。Bringhersometin—
tacksandawafer。Stopasec。AnotherbrandyforBriskin。Yourcalves’ddoforthefrontrow;’ponmyword,theywould。Trot,boy,trot!\"
\"Imustspeaktoyoualoneforonemoment,\"whisperedtheProphettoMissMinerva,undercoverofthequipsofMr。Moses。\"SirTiglath’scoming!\"
MissMinervastarted。
\"SirTig——\"sheexclaimedandputherfingertoherlipsjustintimetostopthe\"lath\"fromcomingout。\"Mr。Moses,I’mgoingtothebuffetforamomentwithMr。Vivian。Eureka,darling,doeatsomethingsubstantial!Allthissecondsighttakesitoutofyou。\"
Eurekaacquiescedwithaheavysigh,Mr。Mosescried,\"AuntEureka’ssohungrythatonewoulddeclareshecouldeveneatoatsifshefoundtheywerethere!\"andMissMinervaandtheProphetmovedlanguidlytowardsthebuffet,endeavouring,bytheindifferenceoftheirmovements,tocovertheagitationintheirhearts。
\"SirTiglathcominghere!\"criedMissMinervaunderherbreath,assoonastheywereoutofearshot。\"Buthedoesn’tknowMrs。Bridgeman!\"
\"Iknow——buthe’scoming。Andnotonlythat,Mr。andMadameSagittariusareherealready!\"
MissMinervalookedcloselyattheProphetinsilenceforamoment。
Thenshesaid,——
\"Isee——Isee!\"
\"What?\"criedtheProphet,ingreatanxiety,\"notthesparrowonmyhead?\"
\"No。ButIseethatyou’retakingtoyourdoublelifeinrealearnest。\"
\"I?\"
\"Yes。Now,Mr。Vivian,that’sallverywell,andyouknowI’mthelastpersontocomplainofanythingofthatsort,solongasitdoesn’tgetmeintodifficulties。\"
\"Thinkofthedifficultiesyouandeveryoneelsehavegotmeinto,\"
ejaculatedthepoorProphet,foronceinhislifestepping,perhaps,ahair’s—breadthfromthepathsofgoodbreeding。
\"Well,I’msureI’vedonenothing。\"
\"Nothing!\"saidtheProphet,losinghisheadundertheinfluenceoftheguitars,whichwerenowgettingunderwayinafantasiaon\"Carmen。\"
\"Nothing!Why,youmademecomehere,youinsistedonmyintroducingMr。SagittariustoMrs。Bridgeman,youtoldSirTiglathMrs。BridgemanandIwereoldfriendsandhadmadeinvestigationstogether,assistedbyMr。Sagittarius,you——\"
\"Oh,well,that’snothing。ButSirTiglathmustn’tseemehereasMissMinerva。Hashearrivedyet?\"
\"Idon’tthinkso。He’sgotthecabwehadyesterdayandthehorse。\"
\"Theonethattumblesdownsocleverlywhenit’snottootired?
Capital!Runtothecloak—room,meetSirTiglaththere,andpersuadehimtogohome。\"
ButheretheProphetstruck。
\"IregretIcan’t,\"hesaid,almostfirmly。
\"Butyoumust。\"
\"IregretsincerelythatIamunable。\"
\"Why?Mr。Vivian,whenaladyasksyou!\"
\"Iamgrieved,\"saidtheProphet,withaspeciesofintoxicatedobstinacy——theguitarsseemedtobeplayinginsidehisbrainandtheflutepipinginthesmallofhisback,——\"todecline,butIcannotcontendphysicallywithSirTiglath,amanwhomIreverence,inthecloak—roomofatotalstranger。\"
\"Idon’taskyoutocontendphysically。\"
\"NothingbutpersonalviolencewouldkeepSirTiglathfromcomingin。\"
\"Really!Thenwhat’stobedone?\"
Shepurseduphersensiblelipsanddrewdownhersensibleeyebrows。
\"Iknow!\"shecried,afteramoment’sthought。\"I’llmasqueradeto—nightasmyself。\"
\"Asyourself?\"
\"Yes。AllthesedearsillypeopleherethinkthatI’vegotanastralbody。\"
\"What’sthat?\"
\"Asortoffloatingbusiness——abusinessthatyoucansetfloating。\"
\"What——acompany?\"
\"No,no。Areplicaofyourself。ThegreatTowle——\"
\"He’shereto—night。\"
\"Iknewhewascoming。Well,thegreatTowledetachedthisastralbodyonceatas閍nceand,forajoke——asillyjoke,youknow——\"
\"Yes,yes。\"
\"Ichristeneditbymyrealname,LadyEnidThistle,andsaidLadyEnidwasanancestressofmine。\"
\"Whydidyou?\"
\"Becauseitwassoidiotic。\"
\"Isee。\"
\"Well,I’veonlynowtospreadareportamongthesedearcreaturesthatI’mastralto—night,andgetTowletobackmeup,andIcaneasilybeLadyEnidforanhourortwo。InthiscrowdSirTiglathneedneverfindoutthatI’mgenerallyknowninthesecirclesasMissPartridge。\"
\"Doyoureallythink——\"
\"Yes,Ido。ButImustfindTowleatonce。\"
Sosayingshehastenedawayfromthebuffet,followedbythetrottingProphet。AsshepassedEurekaandMr。Moses,shesaid,——
\"Eureka,darling,doIlookodd?IsuddenlybegantofeelastraljustasIwasgoingtoeatasandwich。Ican’thelpthinkingthatLadyEnid——youknow,myastralancestress,who’salwayswithme——ispeculiarlypowerfulto—night。D’younoticeanything?\"
\"Watchoutforit,mother!\"criedMr。Moses。\"Seeifit’sgotthelump。\"
EurekafixedherheavyeyesonMissMinervaandswayedherthinbodytoandfroinaspanther—likeamannerasshecouldmanage。
\"Mother’safterit,\"continuedMr。Moses,twitchinghisleftearwithhisthumbinaHebraicmannerandshootinghisshiningcuffs;\"mother’sonthetrail。Dovesforabishopandthelittlemangel—wurzelforthelabouringman。Clevermother!She’lltakecareit’ssuitable。Isitahaggis,mother,hoveringovertheladywithoutspreadwings?\"
Eurekaclosedhereyesandrockedherselfmoreviolently。
\"Iseeyou,\"shesaidinadeepvoice。\"Youareastral。YouareLadyEnidemergedforanhourfromourdearMinerva。\"
\"Ithoughtso,\"criedLadyEnid,withdecision。\"Ithoughtso,becausewhensomeonecalledmeMissMinervajustnowIfeltangry,anddidn’tseemtoknowwhattheymeant。Tellthem,dearEureka,——tellallmyfriendsofyourdiscovery。\"
AndshehastenedonwiththeProphetinsearchofthegreatTowle。
\"I’llgethimtobackEurekaup,andthenitwillbequitesafe,\"shesaid。\"Ah!thereheiswithHarrietBrowne,thedemonstratorfromtheRye。\"
Indeed,atthismomentasmallcrowdwasvisibleinoneofthefurtherdrawing—rooms,movingobsequiouslyalonginreverentattendanceuponthegreatTowle,Mrs。Bridgemanandathickset,red—facedlady,withoutawaistandplainlycladinuntrimmedlinsey—wolsey,whowasspeakingauthoritativelytoahysterical—lookingyounggirl,uponwhosenarrowshouldersherestedaheavy,fat—fingeredhandasshewalked。
\"Harriet’sevidentlygoingtodemonstrate,\"addedLadyEnid。\"That’slucky,becausethenIcangetaquietwordwithTowle。\"
\"Demonstrate?\"saidtheProphet。
\"Yes。She’sthegreatChristianScientistandhasthehealingpower。
ShedemonstratedoverAgathaMarshall’sleftear。Youknow。Thecasegotintothepapers。Ah,Harriet,darling!\"
\"Myblessing!MyMinerva!\"saidHarrietinathickandgutturalvoice。
\"LadyEnid,Harrietlove,to—night。EurekasaysI’mastral。Oh,Mr。
Towle,whatanhonourtomeetyou——whatanhonourforusall!\"
ThegreatTowleduckedandscrapedincabmanfashion。
\"Oh,willyoumaterialiseforusto—night?\"
\"Yes,yes,\"criedMrs。Bridgeman,tremblingwithexcitement。\"He’spromisedtoaftersupper。Hesayshefeelslessmaterialthen——more/enrapport/withthedearspirits。\"
\"Howdelightful!Mr。Towle,tellme,doyouagreewithEureka?Iawaityourfiat。AmIastral?\"
\"Ay,miss,aslikeasnot,\"saidthegreatman,twistinghislipsasiftheyheldastrawbetweenthem。\"Astral,that’sit。That’sittoaT。\"
\"ThenI’mLadyEnidThistle,myancestress,who’salwayswithme?\"
\"Ay,ay!Everybitofher。HerladyshiptoaT。\"
Thecompanywasmuchimpressed,andwhispersof\"It’sLadyEnid;EurekaandMr。Towlesayit’sherladyshipintheastralplane!\"flewlikewildfirethroughtherooms。
AtthispointHarrietBrowne,whowassufficientlyChristianandscientifictoliketohavealltheattentionofthecompanycentreduponher,clearedherthroatloudlyandexclaimed,——
\"IfIamtohealthispoorsufferer,Imustbeprovidedwithanarmchair。\"
\"AnarmchairforMrs。Browne!\"
\"FetchachairforHarriet!\"
\"Mrs。Harrietcan’tdemonstratewithoutachair!\"
\"Whatisshegoingtodo?\"whisperedtheProphettoLadyEnid,feelingthoroughlyashamedofhisignorance。
\"Demonstrate。\"
\"Yes,butwhat’sthat?\"
\"Putherhandsoverthatgirlandthinkabouther。\"
\"Isthatall?\"
\"Yes。\"
\"Doesshedoitoutofkindness?\"
\"Ofcourse。Butshe’spaidsomething,notbecauseshewantstobepaid,butbecauseit’stherule。\"
\"Oh!\"
Anarmchairwasnowwheeledforward,andMrs。Harrietensconcedherselfinitcomfortably。
\"I’mverytiredto—night,\"sheremarkedinherthickvoice。\"I’vehadahardafternoon。\"
\"Poordarling!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"FetchaglassofchampagneforMrs。Harrietsomebody。Oh,wouldyou,Mr。Brummich?\"
Mr。Brummich,agentlemanwitharemarkablyfoolish,asceticfaceandafeebly—wanderingsandybeard,wasjustabouttohastenreligiouslytowardstheMoorishnookwhenthegreatTowlehappened,byaccident,togroan。Mrs。Bridgeman,startedandsmiled。
\"Oh,andaglassofchampagneforMr。Towle,too,dearMr。Brummich!\"
\"Certainly,Mrs。Bridgeman!\"saiddearMr。Brummich,hurryingoffwiththedemeanouroftheheadofanEmbassyentrustedwithsomeimportantmissiontoaforeignCourt。
\"Wereyouatworkthisafternoon,Harriet,beloved?\"inquiredMrs。
BridgemanofMrs。Browne,whowasleaningbackinthearmchairwithhereyesclosedandinanattitudeofsevereprostration。
\"Yes。\"
\"Whichwasit,lovebird?HystericHenry?\"
\"No,he’scured。\"
Criesofjoyresoundedfromthosegatheredaboutthechair。
\"HystericHenry’scured!\"
\"Henry’sbetter!\"
\"Thepoormanwiththeballinhisthroat’sbeensaved!\"
\"Howwonderfulyouare,Harriet,sweet!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"But,thenwhichwasit?\"
\"ThemadwomanatBrussels。I’vebeenthinkingaboutherfortwohoursthisafternoon,withonlyacupofteabetween。\"
\"Poordarling!Nowonderyou’redoneup!Oughtyoutodemonstrate?Ah!
here’sthechampagne!\"
\"Itakeitmerelyasmedicine,\"saidMrs。Harriet。
Atthismoment,Mr。Brummich,flushedwithassiduity,burstintothecirclewithagobletofbeadedwineineitherhand。TherewasamomentofsolemnsilencewhileMrs。HarrietandthegreatTowlecondescendedtothePommery。Itwasbrokenonlybyaloudgulpfromthehysterical—
lookinggirlwhowas,itseemed,nervouslyaffectedbyanimitativespasm,andwhosuddenlybegantoswallownothingwithextremepersistenceandviolence。
\"Lookatthatpoormisguidedsoul!\"ejaculatedMrs。Harriet,withherlipstothePommery。\"Shefanciesshe’sdrinking!\"
Thepoor,misguidedsoul,yieldedagaintoherdistraughtimagination,amidthepitifulejaculationsoftheentirecompany,withtheexceptionofonemundane,youngmanwho,suddenlyassailedbythewildfancythathewasn’tdrinking,creptfurtivelytotheMoorishrook,andwasnomoreseen。
\"Giveheracushion!\"continuedMrs。Harriet,authoritatively。
\"Mr。Brummich!\"saidMrs。Bridgeman。
Mr。Brummichran,andreturnedwithacushion。
\"Sitdown,poorthing!Sitatmyfeet!\"saidMrs。Harriet,givingthehysterical—lookinggirlahealingpush。
Thegirlsubsidedinapiteousheap,andMrs。Harriet,whohadbythistimetakenallhermedicine,leantoverherandinquired,——
\"Whered’youfeelit?\"
Thegirlputherhandstoherhead。
\"Here,\"shesaidfeebly。\"It’slikefirerunningovermeanddrumsbeating。\"
\"Fireanddrums!\"announcedMrs。Harriettothestaringassembly。
\"That’swhatshe’sgot,poorsoul!\"
Ejaculationsofsympathyandhorrormadethemselvesheard。
\"Drums!Howshocking!\"criedMrs。Bridgeman。\"Canyoucureevendrums,Harriet,myown?\"
\"Givemetenminutes,Catherine!Iaskbutthat!\"
And,sosaying,Mrs。Harrietplantedherfathandsupontheheadoftheyoungpatient,closedhereyesandbegantobreatheveryhard。
Silencenowfelluponthepeople,whosaidnotaword,butwhocouldnotpreventthemselvesfromrustlingastheypressedaboutthisexhibitionofalatter—dayapostle。TheProphetandLadyEnidwereclosetothearmchair,andtheProphet,whohadneverbeforebeenpresentatanysuchceremony——itwasaccompaniedbythetwentyguitars,nowtearingouttheserenade,\"Fromthebull—ringIcometothee!\"——wassointerestedthathecompletelyforgotMr。andMadameSagittarius,andlostforthemomentallmemoryofSirTiglath。Thesillylifeengrossedhim。HehadnoeyesforanyonebutMrs。Harriet,who,assheleanedforwardinthechairwithclosedeyes,lookedlikeadeterminedmiddle—
agedmanabouttoofferupthethingirlonthefootstoolasaburntsacrifice。
\"You’rebetternow,poorthing,\"saidMrs。Harriet,afterfiveminuteshaselapsed。\"You’refeelingmuchbetter?\"
\"Oh,no,I’mnot!\"saidthegirl,shakingherheadunderthehandsofthedemonstrator。\"Thefire’sblazingandthedrumsarebeatinglikeanything。\"
Mrs。Harriet’shuedeepened,andtherewasafaintmurmurofvaguereprooffromthecompany。
\"H’sh!\"saidthedemonstrator,closingherhandsuponthepatient’sheadwithsomeacrimony。\"H’sh!\"
Andshebegantobreathehardoncemore。Anotherfiveminuteselapsed,andthenMrs。Harrietexclaimedwithdecision,——
\"There!It’sgonenow,allgone!I’vesentitrightaway。Thefire’soutandthedrumshavestoppedbeating!\"
Exclamationsofwonderandjoyroseupfromthespectators。Theywere,however,atriflepremature,forthehystericalgirl——whowas,itseemed,apersonofconsiderabledetermination,despiteherfeebleappearance——repliedfromthefootstool,——
\"No,itisn’t。Notheyhaven’t!\"
Mrs。Harrietdevelopedapurpleshade。
\"Nonsense!\"shesaid。\"You’recured,love,entirelycured!\"
\"I’mnot,\"saidthegirl,beginningtocry。\"Ifeelmuchworsesinceyoupressedmyhead。\"
Therewasaburstofremonstrancefromthecrowd,andMrs。Harriet,speakingwiththeairofanangrymartyr,remarked,——
\"It’sjustlikethedrinking——shefanciessheisn’tcuredwhensheis,justthesameasshefanciedshewasdrinkingwhenshewasn’t。\"
Thisunanswerablelogicnaturallycarriedconvictiontoeveryonepresent,andthehystericalgirlwaswarmlyadvisedtomakedueacknowledgementofthebenefitsreceivedbyheratthehealinghandsofMrs。Harriet,whilethelatterwascoveredwithcomplimentsandassiduouslyconductedtowardsthebuffet,escortedbythegreatTowle。
\"Isn’tshewonderful?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,turningecstaticallytothepersonnearesttoher,whohappenedtobethesaturninelittleclergyman。\"Isn’tshemarvellous,Mr。——er——Mr。Segerteribus?\"
\"Biggle!\"criedthelittleclergyman。
\"Ibegyourpardon?\"
\"Biggle!\"vociferatedthelittleclergyman。\"Biggle!\"
\"Certainly。Didyoueverseeanythinglikethatcure?Ah!yououghttopreachaboutdearHarriet,Mr。Segerteribus,youreally——\"
\"Biggle!\"reiteratedthelittleclergyman,excitedly。\"Biggle!Biggle!\"
\"Whatdoeshe——\"beganMrs。Bridgeman,turninghelplesslytowardstheProphet。
\"It’shisname,Ifancy,\"whisperedtheProphet。
Mrs。Bridgemanstartedandsmiled。
\"Mr。Biggle,\"shesaid。
Thelittleclergymanmovedontowardstheguitarswithalltheairofafuturecolonialbishop。Mrs。Bridgeman,whoseemedtobesomewhatconfused,andwhosemannergrewincreasinglyvagueastheeveningworeon,nowsaidtothosenearesttoher,——
\"Therearefifteentablessetout——yes,setout,——inthegreenboudoir。\"
\"Bedad!\"remarkedanIrishcolonel,\"thenit’smeself’llenjoyagoodrubber。\"
\"Fortable—turning,\"addedMrs。Bridgeman。\"Materialisationinthesameroomaftersupper。Mr。Towle——yes——willenterthecabinetatabouteleven。Where’sMadameCharlotte?\"
\"LookingintothecrystalforLadyFerrier,\"saidsomeone。
\"Oh,andtheprofessor?\"
\"He’sreadingArchdeaconAndrew’snose,bythecloak—room。
Mrs。Bridgemansighed。
\"Itseemstobegoingoffquitepleasantly,\"shesaidvaguelytotheProphet。\"Ithink——perhaps——mightIhaveacupoftea?\"
TheProphetofferedhisarm。Mrs。Bridgemantookit。Theywalkedforward,andalmostinstantlycameuponSirTiglathButt,who,withafaceevenredderthanusual,wasrollingawayfromthehalloftheguitars,holdingoneenormoushandtohisearandsnortingindignantlyatthevariousclairvoyants,card—readers,spiritualistsandpalmistswhomheencounteredateverystephetook。TheProphetturnedpale,andLadyEnid,whowasjustbehindhim,putonhermostsensibleexpressionandmovedquicklyforward。
\"Ah,SirTiglath!\"shesaid。\"Howdelightfulofyoutocome!Catherine,dear,letmeintroduceSirTiglathButttoyou。SirTiglathButt——Mrs。
VaneBridgeman。\"
Mrs。Bridgemanbehavedasusual。
\"Soglad!\"shesaid。\"Soenchanted!Justafewinterestingpeople。Sogoodofyoutocome。Table—turningis——\"
AtthismomentLadyEnidnippedherfriend’sarm,andSirTiglathexclaimed,lookingfromMrs。BridgemantotheProphet,——
\"What,madam?Soyou’rethebrainandeye,eh?Isthatit?\"
Theguitarsengagedin\"TheGipsiesofGranadaarewildasmountainbirds,\"andMrs。Bridgemanlookedengaginglydistraught,andreplied,——
\"Ah,yes,indeed!ThebrainandI,SirTiglath;sogoodofyoutosayso!\"
\"Youpromptedhisinterestintheholystars?\"continuedSirTiglath,speakingveryloud,andstillstoppingoneearwithhishand。\"Youdrovehimtothetelescope;youtoldhimtoclearthematterup,didyou?\"
\"Whatmatter?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,tryingnottolookasstupidasshefelt,butonlywithmoderatesuccess。
\"Saytheoxygen,darling,\"whisperedLadyEnidinoneofherears。
\"Saytheoxygen!\"hissedtheProphetintotheother。
\"Theocciput?\"saidMrs。Bridgeman,hearingimperfectly。\"Oh,yes,SirTiglath,Itoldhim,——ItoldMr。Biggle——tomakequitesure——yes,astotheocciputmatter。\"
Thesaturninelittleclergyman,whowasagaininmotionnearby,caughthisnameandstopped,asSirTiglath,roaringagainst\"TheGipsiesofGranada,\"continued,——