[Evan Harrington by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookEvan Harrington CHAPTER XIV 42/43
She, the sister I pine to see, to show her worthy of my praises.
Expectation and excitement! Adieu!' Filled with pleasing emotions at the thought of the service in the quiet village church, and worshipping in the principal pew, under the blazonry of the Jocelyn arms, the Countess sealed her letter and addressed it, and then examined the name of Cogglesby; which plebeian name, it struck her, would not sound well to the menials of Beckley Court.
While she was deliberating what to do to conceal it, she heard, through her open window, the voices of some young men laughing.
She beheld her brother pass these young men, and bow to them.
She beheld them stare at him without at all returning his salute, and then one of them--the same who had filled her ears with venom at Fallow field--turned to the others and laughed outrageously, crying-- 'By Jove! this comes it strong.
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