"Good Gad! Amelia," cried the brother, in serious alarm, "what do you mean?" and plunging with all his might at the bell-rope, that article of furniture came away in his hand, and increased the honest fellow's confusion. "For heaven's sake see if my buggy's at the door. I CAN'T wait. I must go. D---- that groom of mine. I must go."

"Good Gad, Amelia!" he cried in alarm, "what do you mean?" and he plunged so mightily at the bell-rope that it came away in his hand, increasing his confusion. "For heaven's sake, see if my buggy's at the door. I can't wait. I must go."
