But she could not feel otherwise than a dim presentiment
of evil; and all these quarrels, and riots, and worldliness, scared her
about the fate of her boy.
Doctor Portman was decidedly of opinion that Pen should go to College. He
hoped the lad would read, and have a moderate indulgence of the best
society too. He was of opinion that Pen would distinguish himself: Smirke
spoke very highly of his proficiency: the Doctor himself had heard him
construe, and thought he acquitted himself remarkably well. That he
should go out of Chatteris was a great point at any rate; and Pen, who
was distracted from his private grief by the various rows and troubles
which had risen round about him, gloomily said he would obey.
There were assizes, races, and the entertainments and the flux of company
consequent upon them, at Chatteris, during a part of the months of August
and September, and Miss Fotheringay still continued to act, and take
farewell of the audiences at the Chatteris Theatre during that time.
Nobody seemed to be particularly affected by her presence, or her
announced departure, except those persons whom we have named; nor could
the polite county folks, who had houses in London, and very likely
admired the Fotheringay prodigiously in the capital, when they had been
taught to do so by the Fashion which set in in her favour, find anything
remarkable in the actress performing on the little Chatteris boards.
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