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"It's very difficult to tell what people do things for." "Have you seen much of him?" said Mrs. Rossitur. "Yes, Ma'am, a good deal he was often at Mrs. Evelyn's." "Is he going to marry one of her daughters?" "Oh, no!" said Fleda, smiling; "he isn't thinking of such a thing; not in America I don't know what he may do in England."
But" and she held up the lovely head "this is not quite so common, and and I think I'll take the Macedon one. Yes, you may set that for me," turning to the salesman. "Diamonds or pearls?" asked the jeweler. "Oh, dear, no!" exclaimed the girl; "just the head." Evelyn's education was advancing. For the first time in her life she had something to conceal.
I knew that before long you would learn that Evelyn was not your daughter; that the first communication between yourself and Lady Vargrave would betray me; but it was worth trying a coup de main. You have foiled me, and conquered: be it so; I congratulate you. You are tolerably rich, and the loss of Evelyn's fortune will not vex you as it would have done me."
"How do you feel?" was Evelyn's first question as she entered their room fully two hours later. "You missed a spread. We had sandwiches and cake and hot chocolate." "I can't help it," muttered Jean uncivilly. Then she said apologetically, "I'm much better, thank you. Please forgive me for being so rude."
Mr. Merton was too sensible to pursue that thought further for the present. The good man was greatly shocked at the too familiar manner in which Mrs. Merton spoke to this high-fated heiress, at Evelyn's travelling so far without her own maid, at her very primitive wardrobe poor, ill-used child! Mr. Merton was a connoisseur in ladies' dress.
Several days afterward she came to Grace and finally refused Anne's offer. "But are you quite certain that you are acting wisely, Miss Ward?" Grace asked in perplexed amazement. "Last winter you were anxious to go into dramatic work." "I have changed my mind," was Evelyn's sole reply. Grace wrote to Anne advising her of Evelyn's refusal, but adding that she wished Anne would keep Evelyn in mind.
A large old Indian jar was dragged from the drawing-room and constituted the fated urn; the tickets were deposited therein, and Cecilia was tying the handkerchief round Evelyn's eyes, while Fortune struggled archly not to be as blind as she ought to be, and the children, seated in a circle, were in full joy and expectation when there was a sudden pause.
"You needn't say good-by to me, either," said Frederic Forester, as she turned to him, standing next to his father, "for I'm going, too," "I think I'll go along," said Doctor Churchill. "Will you take me?" Charlotte was smiling at Evelyn's bewildered face. "If Charlotte goes, I shall, too," supplemented Celia. Evelyn looked at them.
Fleda raised her head, and looked out of the window, in a silence of doubt. The carriage stopped at Mrs. Evelyn's. "Not now," said Mr. Carleton, as the servant was about to open the door "drive round the square till I speak to you." Fleda was motionless and almost breathless with uncertainty. If Charlton could be hindered from meeting Mr. Thorn but how could Mr. Carleton effect it?
I went to him alone at my own instance, and somewhat to Evelyn's chagrin, I thought. I found him in the library, of late our sole receiving-room; the rest were closed and fireless. For, since the certainty of our misfortune, we had received no society, and would not long be obliged to decline it, Evelyn thought. Her opinion of the world little justified the pains she had taken to conciliate it.
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