The Salamanca Corpus: Yeoman Fleetwood (1900 ... - Gredos

The Salamanca Corpus: Yeoman Fleetwood (1900)
to-night, miss, you do so for ever. Do not seek to return, for you will find my doors
closed to you."
"As to that," retorted Rachel, "I can easily find accommodation elsewhere. There are
inns in the town,
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I believe — there are even taverns, quite as respectable as this mansion of your
ladyship's."
She was preparing to descend the steps when Simon, recovering from his stupor, rushed
forward. This outrageous piece of folly must be averted at all cost; he must speak to her
now, even though he were overheard by those grinning servants.
"Stop!" he cried hoarsely, and flung out his arm to bar her progress; but she deftly
eluded him and ran quickly towards the coach. Lady Susan's attention was momentarily
diverted, and she screamed violently at the sudden appearance of this dark gigantic
figure, declaring, with an oath, that he must be either a murderer or a highwayman, and
charging all who heard her to seize him and call the watch. Simon turned towards her
for a moment:—
"Have no fear, madam, I have no wish to hurt any one. My business is with Miss
Charnock — Rachel, I forbid you to enter that coach."
But Rachel was already plucking at the door. Lord Robert's second servant, who had
descended and was standing by the vehicle, hastened to assist her. In another moment
she had disappeared into the interior of the vehicle.
“Ah!" screamed Lady Susan, "what a H— of a cat you are! So this is your doing,
madam. Pray, who may this beggarly fellow be?"
"Drive on, drive on," cried Rachel, without heeding her.
Captain Montague hastened down the steps, and pushing past Simon, leaped, in his turn,
into the carriage.
"Are you coming, Brummel?" he cried.
"Not I," replied Brummel. "Reputations are cheap to-night, but, hang it, I still set a
certain value on mine.”