登陆注册
4708600000101

第101章

'Do you want to murder the man, sir; to murder him?' said the stout gentleman over his shoulder, speaking solemnly into his very ear.

'I don't care,' said Frank, struggling manfully but uselessly. 'Let me out, I say; I don't care--don't let him go, Harry, whatever you do.'

'He has got it prettily tidily,' said Harry; 'I think that will perhaps do for the present.'

By this time there was a considerable concourse. The club steps were crowded with members; among whom there were may of Mr Moffat's acquaintance. Policemen now flocked up, and the question arose as to what should be done with the originators of the affray. Frank and Harry found that they were to consider themselves under a gentle arrest, and Mr Moffat, in a fainting state, was carried into the interior of the club.

Frank, in his innocence, had intended to have celebrated this little affair when it was over by a light repast and a bottle of claret with his friend, and then to have gone back to Cambridge by the mail train.

He found, however, that his schemes in this respect were frustrated. He had to get bail to attend at Marlborough Street police-office should he be wanted within the next two or three days; and was given to understand that he would be under the eye of the police, at any rate until Mr Moffat should be out of danger.

'Out of danger!' said Frank to his friend with a startled look. 'Why I hardly got at him.' Nevertheless, they did have their slight repast, and also their bottle of claret.

On the second morning after this occurrence, Frank was again sitting in that public room at the Tavistock, and Harry was again sitting opposite to him. The whip was not now so conspicuously produced between them, having been carefully packed up and put away among Frank's other travelling properties. They were so sitting, rather glum, when the door swung open, and a heavy quick step was heard advancing towards them. It was the squire; whose arrival there had been momentarily expected.

'Frank,' said he--'Frank, what on earth is all this?' and as he spoke he stretched out both hands, the right to his son and the left to his friend.

'He has given a blackguard a licking, that is all,' said Harry.

Frank felt that his hand was held with a peculiarly warm grasp; and he could not but think that his father's face, raised though his eyebrows were--though there was on it an intended expression of amazement and, perhaps, regret--nevertheless he could not but think that his father's face looked kindly at him.

'God bless my soul, my dear boy! what have you done to the man?'

'He's not a ha'porth the worse, sir,' said Frank, still holding his father's hand.

'Oh, isn't he!' said Harry, shrugging his shoulders. 'He must be made of some very strong article then.'

'But my dear boys, I hope there's no danger. I hope there's no danger.'

'Danger!' said Frank, who could not yet induce himself to believe that he had been allowed a fair chance with Mr Moffat.

'Oh, Frank! Frank! how could you be so rash? In the middle of Pall Mall, too. Well! well! well! All the women down at Greshamsbury will have it that you have killed him.'

'I almost wish I had,' said Frank.

'Oh, Frank! Frank! But now tell me--'

And then the father sat well pleased while he heard, chiefly from Harry Baker, the full story of his son's prowess. And then they did not separate without another slight repast and another bottle of claret.

Mr Moffat retired to the country for a while, and then went abroad; having doubtless learnt that the petition was not likely to give him a seat for the city of Barchester. And this was the end of the wooing with Miss Gresham.

同类推荐
  • Euthyphro

    Euthyphro

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 续贞元释教录

    续贞元释教录

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 修真十书盘山语录

    修真十书盘山语录

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • Worldly Ways and Byways

    Worldly Ways and Byways

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 普庵印肃禅师语录

    普庵印肃禅师语录

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
热门推荐
  • 丰盛与静默

    丰盛与静默

    林多,清瘦、矜持,是个安静的女子。苏红雪,丰满、挺拔,是个热烈的女子。一个偶然的机会她们成了好朋友。那是在校园外的一个家庭教会,林多被同年的李安娜拉了去听福音。李安娜是个狂热的基督徒,为了传福音,她几乎要放弃学业了。她与林多是室友,自从安娜信了主,没有两个月,另外两个室友都被安娜发展了去。每个晚上,林多在一片热泪盈眶的祈祷声中想着自己的心事。她没有喜欢,也没有反感,依然我行我素。她白天上课,晚上图书馆,素面布衣,过着没有声张的生活。静静地出宿舍,静静地回宿舍。完全没有安娜她们的生活丰富。
  • 民国那些事儿:禅机卷(1912-1949)

    民国那些事儿:禅机卷(1912-1949)

    民国山川,英雄竞逐。人物品藻,任诞风流。这是一个风起云涌的乱世,政事纷繁复杂,局势动荡不安。在这个非常时期出现了许多显赫一时的人物,在内忧外患的民国,他们扮演着自己特殊的角色,用各自不同的方式影响着民国的历史。那些耳熟能详或鲜为人知的故事,为我们演绎了历史的另一种的“真实”,使我们对活跃在那个时代的风云人物有了全新的看法。我们且从这些风云人物的一言一行中捕捉当时的历史真相,洞察近代中国的跌宕起伏。
  • 玄道极仙

    玄道极仙

    本该注定平凡的一生的他,却在机缘下叩开上古道家遗留功法——道术玄经。撒豆成兵,翻江倒海,乃无上仙术,而在玄经道术中不过是浅浅的入门法决。雷电之威,浩然正气,无可抵挡,而他却用天地残雷淬体、炼神!
  • 穿越傻夫有傻福

    穿越傻夫有傻福

    一朝穿越,从小白领变成小萝莉。农家村女,替亲生的嫁给一个有钱但没用的傻子。家斗宅斗,花样百般层出不穷。杀出血路,没想到花明尽头是柳暗。待到身份揭晓时,傻夫一下子就惊呆了,我家娇娇弱弱的娘子怎么能这么厉害呢?!
  • 青樱馆甜心咒

    青樱馆甜心咒

    可爱宅女奈美智竟然跟设计天才少爷原沐彬一起继承了学院附近的超级豪华别墅——青樱馆!冷面大少爷和喜欢蕾丝的少女在别墅里上演怎样的世纪大战?乌黑的山洞里怎么会有惊天一吻,原沐彬不是怕黑吗?还有大少爷跟少女青梅竹马的欧阳绰羽对决是怎么回事?更让人吃惊的是,豪华别墅里神秘的诅咒竟然说彼此得不到真爱?看两人如何破解诅咒,如何打造新别墅,新生活!
  • 喜欢颜色女人不会老(女性生活百宝箱)

    喜欢颜色女人不会老(女性生活百宝箱)

    从天真可爱的学生妹向干练得体的职场丽人转型,是每个职场新人的必修课。在告别学生时代开始一段崭新的职场生涯的时候,你想好以怎样的妆容来面对你的老板、同事和客户了吗?恰到好处的妆容,不仅可以提升自己的自信心,而且能够帮助自己得到“专业”“干练”的认可。
  • 我,皮卡丘,英灵

    我,皮卡丘,英灵

    主角叶寒被系统搞死之后带着几个英灵来到幻想乡开启了异界版的圣杯战争。叶寒:第一次把我变成皮卡丘也就算了,这次你怎么说。系统:宿主淡定,你不感觉这样很高大上吗。叶寒:高大你个头啊!别的英灵都是在地上被召唤出来的,而我却是在天上,你绝对是故意的吧。
  • 妖灵笔录

    妖灵笔录

    那是剧毒,掩埋于骨髓深处,我不知如何才能解脱,只有一步步走向地狱。
  • 穿越之红颜泪

    穿越之红颜泪

    梦瑶被选为幸运者穿越到异时空汉朝的宁国,参选秀女,巧遇当今皇帝萧墨轩,彼此不和的双方暗生情愫,自尊和骄傲让他们不能正确看待对彼此的爱意,双方僵持着,在小人一次次的布下的陷阱中伤害对方。梦瑶绝望地离开,同时也带走了墨轩的心。在分开的时间里,从旁人口中得知彼此的消息,跟随对方或喜或忧,辽国太子诸葛芷见梦瑶对墨轩依旧不能忘怀,反而愈加发现用情之深。遂决定发动大规模战争,彻底把宁国打败,把墨轩打败,把梦瑶的心抢过来。不想在战役中带着梦瑶逃跑,反而在逃跑过程中促进了墨轩和梦瑶情谊的发展。当时梦瑶已经身中剧毒,绝望的诸葛芷,最终选择死在墨轩的手上、梦瑶的面前,让她记住自己放手的样子。情节虚构,请勿模仿
  • 盛爱之至尊狂后

    盛爱之至尊狂后

    天才强者雪舞被陷害追杀,为报仇血洗凌宇大陆并与敌人同归于尽,不想,却重生为流云大陆十大家族之末冰家弃子冰娆。身为弃子,又中巨毒的冰娆自出生起便昏迷三年。可当拥有强悍灵魂的病秧子睁眼的一刹,她首先看到的却是一只妖孽小正太。正太未婚夫?皇子?这是想让她老牛吃嫩草?冰娆表示压力山大,草太嫩下不去口啊!怎么办?一次,带着算计的灵脉测试,冰娆废物之名响彻天下!废物又如何?照样揍家主!揍了家主,再次被驱逐,冰娆拉着哥哥欢快的打包走人。十年蛰伏,一朝出世。强者为尊的世界,背负废物之名的病秧子强势崛起,炼丹、炼器、驯兽,惊艳天下,傲视苍穹!家族后悔了?对不起,晚了!敌人颤抖了?不好意思,欠了我的,要千倍万倍的还回来!明恋暗恋的雄性多了,某妖孽怒:“谁也别想抢!媳妇儿是我的!”片断一:擂台上,冰娆一身红衣,美丽妖娆。某妖孽则在台下大发花痴:“看到没,看到没,这是我媳妇,媳妇好美啊!媳妇,我爱你!”某小狐狸同样不甘示弱:“看到没,看到没,这是我麻麻,我家最美丽温柔的麻麻!麻麻,我也爱你!”片断二:“放开那个男人!”冰娆面容冰冷,黑衣持剑出现在喜气洋洋的礼堂。满脸怒色、被五花大绑的某倒霉新郎一见,当即泪眼汪汪:“媳妇,你来了…”来抢我了!呜呜!好开心!忠犬语录:媳妇儿是我的!天大、地大,媳妇最大!媳妇儿,我愿为你撑起一片天!我只爱媳妇儿!爱媳妇的男人才是好男人!有人欺负我媳妇儿,我要N倍欺负回来!本文一对一,宠文,男女主身心皆干净,亲们可以放心跳坑!