Vanity Fair - Page 338/573

Terrified by her manner, he slunk down to the oak parlour where Mr.

James was, who, having tried the bottle standing there and found no

liquor in it, ordered Mr. Horrocks to get another bottle of rum, which

he fetched, with clean glasses, and to which the Rector and his son sat

down, ordering Horrocks to put down the keys at that instant and never

to show his face again.

Cowed by this behaviour, Horrocks gave up the keys, and he and his

daughter slunk off silently through the night and gave up possession of

the house of Queen's Crawley.