Accordingly, the old knight reduced his
son's allowance to a third of its previous amount; and, upon further provocation,
he even went so far as to alter his will in favour of his daughter, Aliva, who was
then betrothed to her cousin, Sir Cecil Trafford. Lucy grabbed his shirtsleeve, whispering on
tiptoe. Wood, who had
been absent on business during the greater part of the day, returned (perhaps not
altogether undesignedly) at an earlier hour than was expected, to his dwelling in
Wych Street, Drury Lane; and was about to enter his workshop, when, not
hearing any sound of labour issue from within, he began to suspect that an
apprentice, of whose habits of industry he entertained some doubt, was
neglecting his employment. “Men’s waists are neither here nor there;
A man scores always, everywhere. Marriage! … without the least
conception of the physical and moral responsibilities! It's a crime, Mac!"
"But what can you do?" McClintock turned to the manager. “Let us walk across the Park at least,” he said to Ann Veronica. Agents were
dispersed in all directions—offers the most tempting held out to induce the
wavering to join the Chevalier's standard.
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