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There was Jack Winston, who had lately married an American heiress, not because she was an heiress, but because she was adorable; there was the heiress herself, née Molly Randolph, whom I had known through Winston's letters before I saw her lovely, laughing face; there was Sir Horace Jerveyson, the richest grocer in the world, whom I suspected Lady Blantock of actually regarding as a human being, and a suitable successor to the late Sir James.
We had been asking each others' plans for August. Molly and Jack had said that they were going to Switzerland to try the new Mercédès, which had been given as a wedding present to the girl by a school friend of that name, and of many dollars. Then, solely to be civil, not because I wanted to know, I asked Sir Horace Jerveyson what he meant to do.
I'm sure Helen Blantock and her mother had an understanding. I can hear Lady Blantock saying, 'Nell, dear, you may give Lord Lane encouragement up to a certain point, for it would be nice to be a countess; but don't let him propose yet. Who knows what may happen? Then what did happen was Sir Horace Jerveyson, who has more pounds than you have pennies.
I winced under this thrust, but hoped that the Boy did not see it. His stab reminded me that I had found very little time lately to regret Miss Blantock, now Lady Jerveyson; and Molly Winston's words recurred to me: "If I could only prove to you that you aren't and never have been in love with Helen." I had retorted that to accomplish this would be difficult, and she had confidently replied that she would engage to do it, if I would "take her prescription." I had taken her prescription, and indisputably the wound had become callous, though I was not prepared to admit that it had healed. However, if I had ceased actively to mourn the grocer's triumph, it was not Gaet
"It was the night I proposed to Nell," I said, half to myself. "Sir Horace Jerveyson was at the ball, too." "Talking to Lady Blantock." "And looking at Miss Blantock. I noticed, and I put things together." "Who would ever have thought of putting those two together?" "I did. I said to myself and afterwards to Jack may I tell you what I said?" "Please do. If it hurts, it will be a counter-irritant."
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