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The L.C.P. was taciturn too, which was prudent on her part, as this exquisite lady had probably heard her son speak of his Scotch friend Lady MacNairne. Had she ever met Aunt Fay, I knew that Alb was too wise, if not too loyal, to have brought us into her power; still I did not feel safe enough to be comfortable.
The real Lady MacNairne does not dress as smartly, or have such an air of Parisian elegance as this mysterious little upstart has put on since assuming her part. Save for the gray hair and the hideous glasses, there could scarcely be a daintier figure than that of the Mariner's false Aunt Fay.
Whatever might be the mysterious reason which was taking us away like thieves in the night, Mr. Starr had the air of knowing it as he naturally would, since Lady MacNairne was his aunt; but no matter which of the other two men was to blame, I was sure he was innocent.
Next came Naarden that tragic Naarden whose capture and sack by the Spaniards encouraged Alva to attack Haarlem; and then, without one of the party having dreamed of danger, we swung out on the road to Laren, a road set in pineland and heather, which would have reminded the real Lady MacNairne of her Scottish home.
For an instant I could not remember how, or where, or how much I knew him; but suddenly it all came back. I recognized Sir Alexander MacNairne, whose acquaintance we made in Amsterdam, through Tibe, and the worst thing was that, from the expression of his face, I was almost sure he recognized us both, in spite of our disguise.
"I shouldn't dream of venturing," said Lady MacNairne, "and I'm sure Phyllis wouldn't go without her chaperon, would you, dear?" "No," I answered; and that mercifully settled it for Nell, as she couldn't take a trip alone with the men.
Whether or no she would eventually become his, I could not tell, but I felt that, after what I had done, she would never belong to me. There was, however, very little time to think of that now. My business was pressing. "Come outside in the passage a minute," I said, in a low voice, still hearing no sound from the other side of the curtain. "I want to speak to you." "Lady MacNairne " she began.
If they choose to pump it against its will, that's their affair; at least that's how I should feel if I were the Rhine." "How Scotch of you, Aunt Fay!" exclaimed Starr, fervently; but he looked worried; and I wondered if he had told the girls that Lady MacNairne had never been much abroad. Evidently her double has traveled, and remembered what she saw.
He would prefer it, he said, as the fewer there were on "Lorelei" alias "Mascotte" the better. And Mr. van Buren ought to be with us, to tell us about places. I think all the men would have liked the adventure, but they couldn't say that they didn't want to be of our party, and Lady MacNairne actually begged her nephew to come in the motor. She didn't confess that she was afraid for him.
We beat it, but we didn't beat him; for he's walked on board since we've been jammed by a couple of brutes on barges. Oh, no harm done don't be worried. The man is in fact Sir Alec MacNairne." "Oh, the nice man we met at Amsterdam, and again at Leeuwarden, when we we " She blushed at the recollection. "He's a distant relation of " "Hush!
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