Part 18 (1/2)
”Oh, thank you,” said Hoffland quickly; ”but I believe every thing is very well arranged”
”Can you judge?” s away his head and laughing; ”better than you can, perhaps”
”I doubt it”
”You grown lords of the creation fancy you know so ion, and s to see if my new brother Charles is comfortably established”
Hoffland bit his lip
”This is the place, is it not?” asked Mowbray
Hoffland hesitated for a moment, and then replied with an eo on”
”No,” Mowbray said, ”I am very obstinate; and as Lucy will not expect me now until tea-ti out your land Co his hands with a nettled look, which
”But--” he said
”Coo on, Charles”
A sudden smile illumined the boy's face
”Well,” he said, ”if you insist, so be it”
And he led the way up a staircase which co of Sir Asinus was in one of those buildings let out to students; this seemed more private--Hoffland alone dwelt here
The student searched his pockets one after the other
”Oh e?”
”Careless!” said Mowbray, with a smile
”I think I am very unfortunate”
”Well, then, my domiciliary visit is rendered impossible Come, Charles, another time!”
And Mowbray descended, followed by the triuht be, seemed to rejoice in the accident, or the success of his ruse, whichever the reader pleases
”Co to see Warner Lewis a h Tavern,' get o to Roseland----”
”Roseland! Is that your sister's home?”