Upon a table, where they had been hastily deposited, on the intelligence of Darrell's accident, lay a pair of pink kid gloves, bordered with lace, and an enormous fan; the latter, when opened, represented the metamorphosis and death of Actæon. That a longing of hers should be realized in this strange fashion was difficult to believe: it vaguely suggested something of a trap. And as he walked by her side they began a wrangle that was none the less pleasant to Ann Veronica because it served to banish a disagreeable preoccupation. Arms, horses, and accoutrements were secretly purchased and distributed; and it is not improbable that, if the unfortunate prince, in whose behalf these exertions were made, and who was not deficient in courage, as he proved at the battle of Malplaquet, had boldly placed himself at the head of his party at an earlier period, he might have regained the crown of his ancestors. His tongue was more ready, his wit more keen than usual. On the other a wretched engraving of the Chevalier de Saint George, or, as he was styled in the label attached to the portrait, James the Third, raised a suspicion that the inmate of the house was not altogether free from some tincture of Jacobitism. This done, Edgeworth Bess, who watched her opportunity, slipped out of the Lodge. The procession had just got into line of march, when a dreadful groan, mixed with yells, hootings, and execrations, was heard. He wore a silk hat a little tilted, and a morning coat buttoned round a tight, contained figure; and a white slip gave a finish to his costume and endorsed the quiet distinction of his tie. “Your name and address in his pocket was no delusion,” he said sharply. Annabel thought, and thought again. But then Lady Palsworthy had never seen Ann Veronica running like the wind at hockey. She was still good at following orders.
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