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Ilverthorpe Cottage was all and more than Angelica had said, and Beth did not hesitate to take it. It was Mr. Kilroy's property, and the rent was suspiciously low, but Beth supposed that that was because the house was out of the way. She and Angelica spent long happy days in getting it ready for occupation, choosing paper, paint, and furnishments. Mr.
Kilroy saw to the stables, which he completed with a saddle-horse and a pony-carriage. There was a short cut across the fields, a lovely walk, from Ilverthorpe House to the Cottage, and when Angelica could not accompany her, Beth would stroll over alone to see how things were getting on, and wander about her little demesne, and love it.
The same party met again at Ilverthorpe, but there were others there as well Ideala, Mrs. Kilroy's father and mother Mr. and Lady Adeline Hamilton-Wells, and Lady Galbraith, but not Sir George. In the drawing-room after dinner, Beth was intent upon a portfolio of drawings, and Ideala, seeing her alone, went up to her. "Are you fond of pictures?" she said to Beth.
The speaker was a young man addressing another young man, and both had their backs turned to her, and were looking hard at a portrait of herself hung so low on the wall that they had to stoop to look into it. "Painted by a good man," were the first words she heard. "Rather fine face; who is it?" "Daughter of the house, don't you know? Old duke's granddaughter. Married old Kilroy of Ilverthorpe."
Ilverthorpe was at the other side of the county, and Beth had to go from Slane to Morningquest by train in order to get there. Dan continued to be disagreeable in private about her going, but he took her to the station, and saw her off, so that the public might know what an admirable husband he was. On his way from the station he met Sir George Galbraith, and greeted him with effusion.
If he said to her in his gentle way: "You had better return to Ilverthorpe, and live there," which would mean that he cared for her no longer, should she go? Yes, she would go without a word. She would go and drown herself. But Mr. Kilroy was far from thinking harsh thoughts of her.
"Please, ma'am, a lady wishes to see you," Minna said. "Show her in," Beth answered listlessly. But the next moment she stiffened with astonishment, for the lady who entered was Mrs. Kilroy of Ilverthorpe. "I am afraid I have taken you by surprise," Mrs. Kilroy began rather nervously. "Will you sit down?" Beth said coldly. "You cannot wonder if I am surprised to see you.
"That's a nice place you've got at " she was beginning, but Mr. Ellis interrupted her by throwing up his head and ejaculating "Grammar!" "Bother!" Angelica exclaimed testily. "Now you've put me all out. Oh! I was going to say you have a nice place at Ilverthorpe. We were over there the other day and inspected it." "Very happy glad, I am sure, you did not stand upon ceremony," Mr. Kilroy answered.
"I have to complain of your conduct with Bertha Petterick, for one thing," Beth answered desperately. "Let us be frank with each other. I know that you have not been loyal to me. I saw you together here on this seat the day you gave her the bracelet. I saw you put it on her arm and kiss her; and that decided me to go to Ilverthorpe."
But Angelica knew him, and resented this attempt to impose upon her. "I despise you!" she exclaimed; and then she turned to Mr. Kilroy of Ilverthorpe, who was her neighbour on the right, and made great friends with him to spite Diavolo; but the latter was engrossed in his breakfast by that time, and took no notice. When they got back to Hamilton House, Mr.
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