All Chapters of DELICIA - DELIGHT - : Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

The square part was surmounted by a cornice ornamented with shield work, and supported by reticulated columns, shimmering with gold leaf. Above this was an octagon gallery formed by a series of elliptical arches, and pierced by windows of the same shape. A convex cove rose over this, topped by leaf ornaments in gold and chocolate, and above this was the central dome, lined with a scale work of glittering green and gold. In the middle of it a vast foliated decoration was placed, from whose calyx depended an enormous lustre of cut glass in the shape of a pagoda. To this was attached by chains a lamp made to resemble a huge water lily, colored crimson and gold and white. Four gilded dragons clung to the underside of the lamp, and below them hung a smaller glass water lily.The recesses at the north and south ends of the room were canopied by convex curves of imitation bamboo, bound by ribbons, and contained the four four doorways of the apartment, each one of which was set under a

There was very little to tell them, after all, he had guessed that Lord Clements' refusal to consent to the marriage taking place arose from scruples natural in a man standing in his position. It had been so, his lordship had felt all the evils of a marriage entered into too young, but upon Sir Maxwell's representation to him of the proved durability of Patrick's affection - for six months, at the age of nineteen, was certainly a period - he had been induced to relent."There was no difficulty, then?" Elizabeth inquired, fixing her eyes on his face. "Yet when I spoke of it to him he answered me in such a way that I believed nothing could win him over! This is wonderful indeed! There is no accounting for it"."There was a little difficulty", acknowledged Sir Maxwell. "His lordship felt a good deal of reluctance, which I was able, however, to overcome. I am not acquainted with him, do not think I have exchanged two words with him before today, so that I cannot conjecture wha

"You will be lonely when he is married". "A little, perhaps. I don't think of it, however". He took her empty glass of lemonade from her, and set it down. "He should count himself fortunate to possess such a sister". He picked up her shawl, and placed it carefully round her shoulders. "There is something I must say to you, Elizabeth. In your own house Mrs Andromeda is always beside you. I can never get you alone. Will you walk out with me into the garden? It is a very mild night, I do not think you can take a chill". Her heart sank, she replied in a little confusion, "I had rather - that is, there can be no occasion for that degree of privacy, cousin, surely". "Do not refuse me!" he said. "Do you not owe me this much at least, that I should be allowed five minutes alone with you?" "I owe you a great deal", she said. "You have been all that is kind, but I beg you to believe that no purpose can be served by - by what you suggest".

The road to Clements' Resort ran through the village of Howe, past the ruins of Aldrichton, and along the low cliffs to New Shorewood and Lancing, and continues on by Stompy and Broadriver. Patrick drove past the end of the Steyne and up on to the East Cliff at a sedate pace, and just beyond the Old Ship was about to let his horses show their paces along the less crowded West Cliff when a light phaeton suddenly swept round the corner of West Street, and it's driver, catching sight of him, pulled up his horses and signaled to him to stop. Patrick obediently drew rein alongside the phaeton, and hoped that his guardian did not mean to detain him long. "How do you do? I am just on my way to Clements' Resort". "Then I have caught you in time", replied the Earl. "I want your signature to one or two documents". Patrick pulled a face. "Now?" he asked. "Yes, certainly now. There is also another matter of business which I must discuss with you, but

"O' course I did what you told me!" answered Harry, aggrieved. "Don't I always? I knew he wouldn't say know to anything out of the bottle. 'Flesh and blood this is', I say to him, but Lord love yer, guv'nor, he wouldn't have known different if I'd said it was daffy! He tosses it off, and smacks his lips, and I'm blessed of he didn't sit down right there under my werry nose, and drop off to sleep! I never seen anything like it in all my puff!""The sooner you forget that you saw it all, the better", commented the Earl. "Where is Hinson?" "Oh, him!" Harry sniffed disparagingly and jerked a thumb over his shoulder. "Putting the horses to, he is, which is about all he's good for, and not so werry good at that either, if you was to ask me". "Don't be jealous, Harry. You have done your part very well, but you cannot do everything", said the Earl, and walked across the yard to the stables just as Hinson led out Patrick's two horses. "Get those horse put to, Ned.