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Updated: July 2, 2025
It was a lovely morning, and Major Shepherd walked rapidly, his toes turned well out, his shoulders set well back. Behind him floated the summer foliage of Appleton Park the family seat of the Shepherds and at the end of the smooth, white road lay the Major's destination the small town of Branbury. The Major was the medium height; his features were regular and cleanly cut.
'No, I don't think he will. She has come to live at Branbury, and now people talk more then ever. They say that he is secretly married. 'And you believe it? 'I don't see why it shouldn't be true. My brother is a good fellow in many ways, but, like all other men, he is selfish.
Ethel had said that they were not going to give up their friends because they were not good enough for him, and Maud had added significantly that they were quite sure that their friends were quite as good as the friend he was going to see in Branbury. The Major turned on his heel and left the house.
As he walked towards Branbury he asked himself if it were possible that they knew anything about Charlotte Street; and as he approached the town he looked round nervously, fearing lest some friend might pop down upon him, and, after some hesitation, decided to take a long detour so as to avoid passing by the house of some people he knew.
'You cannot get back that way, you must return through the pleasure-grounds. I'll walk with you. A headache kept me at home this afternoon. The others have gone to a tennis-party.... It is a pity I was mistaken. I should like to meet the person my brother goes every day to Branbury to see. I should like to talk with her. My brother has, I'm afraid, persuaded her that we would not receive her.
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