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She had gently lifted up his straw hat, and found beneath a head that was not Lord Carbury's. The man, who had cowered with surprise at her touch and voice, but had waited even then to finish an observation of his galvanometer before turning, now turned and stared at her. "I beg your pardon," said Marian, blushing vigorously. "I thought it was Lord Carbury. I have disturbed you very rudely.
I suppose he was annoyed at my going you know he has a ridiculous prejudice against Blanche and so the next morning he rushed off to his cotton mill." There was a pause, while the diamonds continued to flow in threads of fire through Mrs. Amherst's fingers. At length Justine said: "Did Mr. Amherst know that you knew he was coming back before you left for Mrs. Carbury's?"
But Felix had suggested that, bearing in mind his prospects as to the heiress, they had better accept the invitation which he would cause to have sent to them. They did so; and then Paul Montague also got a card, not altogether to Lady Carbury's satisfaction. Lady Carbury was very gracious to Madame Melmotte for two minutes, and then slid into a chair expecting nothing but misery for the evening.
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