But Mrs. Peckover came between the newly-wedded pair,
and by degrees induced Clem to take a calmer view of the situation,
or at all events to postpone her vengeance. It was absurd, she
argued, to act as if the matter were hopeless. Michael Snowdon would
certainly leave Joseph money in his will, if only the right steps
were taken to secure his favour. Instead of quarrelling, they must
put their heads together and scheme. She had her ideas; let them
listen to her.
'Clem, you go and get a pot of old six for supper, and don't be such
a ---- fool,' was her final remark.
CHAPTER XIX
A RETREAT
Visiting his friends as usual on Sunday evening, Sidney Kirkwood
felt, before he had been many minutes in the room, that something
unwonted was troubling the quiet he always found here. Michael
Snowdon was unlike himself, nervously inattentive, moving
frequently, indisposed to converse on any subject. Neither had Jane
her accustomed brightness, and the frequent glances she east at her
grandfather seemed to show that the latter's condition was causing
her anxiety. She withdrew very early, and, as at once appeared, in
order that Sidney might hear in private what had that day happened.
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