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Lady Dedlock

           ""Twenty-fiveminutes!Twenty-sixminutes!"repliedMr.Boythorn,referringtohiswatch."Withtwoladiesinthecoach,thisscoundrelhasdeliberatelydelayedhisarrivalsixandtwentyminutes.Deliberately!Itisimpossiblethatitcanbeaccidental!Buthisfatherandhisunclewerethemostprofligatecoachmenthateversatuponabox."Whilehesaidthisintonesofthegreatestindignation,hehandedusintothelittlephaetonwiththeutmostgentlenessandwasallsmilesandpleasure."Iamsorry,ladies,"hesaid,standingbare-headedatthecarriage-doorwhenallwasready,"thatIamobligedtoconductyounearlytwomilesoutoftheway.ButourdirectroadliesthroughSirLeicesterDedlock’spark,andinthatfellow’spropertyIhaveswornnevertosetfootofmine,orhorse’sfootofmine,pendingthepresentrelationsbetweenus,whileIbreathethebreathoflife!"Andhere,catchingmyguardian’seye,hebrokeintooneofhistremendouslaughs,whichseemedtoshakeeventhemotionlesslittlemarket-town."AretheDedlocksdownhere,Lawrence?"saidmyguardianaswedrovealongandMr.Boythorntrottedonthegreenturfbytheroadside."SirArrogantNumskullishere,"repliedMr.Boythorn."Hahaha!SirArrogantishere,andIamgladtosay,hasbeenlaidbytheheelshere.MyLady,"innamingwhomhealwaysmadeacourtlygestureasifparticularlytoexcludeherfromanypartinthequarrel,"isexpected,Ibelieve,daily.Iamnotintheleastsurprisedthatshepostponesherappearanceaslongaspossible.

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