I never saw your equal, and I've met with some clippers in my time too." And with this simple confession of faith, the love-stricken dragoon left her to execute his part of the project which she had formed for the pair.
It consisted simply in the hiring of quiet lodgings at Brompton, or in the neighbourhood of the barracks, for Captain and Mrs.Crawley.

For Rebecca had determined, and very prudently, we think, to fly.

Rawdon was only too happy at her resolve; he had been entreating her to take this measure any time for weeks past.

He pranced off to engage the lodgings with all the impetuosity of love.

He agreed to pay two guineas a week so readily, that the landlady regretted she had asked him so little.