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A few places and thousands in the dim future the loss of them is nothing to me if I only have my Evangeline now." "But, Robert dearest," Lady Merrenden said, "you can't possibly live without what he allows you what have you of your own? About eighteen hundred a year, I suppose, and you know, darling boy, you are often in debt. Why, he paid five thousand for you as lately as last Easter.
At half-past eleven this morning Lady Merrenden came, and the room was all full of flowers that Robert had sent, bunches and bunches of violets and gardenias. She kissed me, and held me tight for a moment, and we did not speak.
For some reason I could see Lady Ver did not wish me to go she made all sorts of excuses about wanting me herself but also, for some reason, Lady Merrenden was determined I should, and finally settled it should be on Saturday, when Lady Ver is going down to Northumberland to her father's, and I am going where? Alas! as yet I know not.
We behaved nicely he only kissed my hand, and Lady Merrenden looked away at the clock even for that. She has tact. "Isn't my Evangeline a darling, Aunt Sophia?" he said. "And don't you love her red hair?" "It is beautiful," said Lady Merrenden.
At about half-past nine I heard noises in the passage of people, and with only a preliminary tap Robert and Lady Merrenden came into the room. I started up, and Véronique dropped the brush in her astonishment, and then left us alone.
But I hate to think that, mamma's mother having been nobody, I should have inherited these common instincts! Thursday evening, November 24th. Lady Merrenden is so nice one of those kind faces that even a tight fringe in a net does not spoil. She is tall and graceful, past fifty perhaps, and has an expression of Lord Robert about the eyes.
"I prefer to wait until they have arrived, no matter their origin; then they have acquired a certain outside behavior on the way up, and it does not froissé one so. Merrenden is a great judge of human nature, and variety entertains him. Left to myself, I fear I should be quite contented with less gifted people who were simply of one's own world."
"I don't know," I said, a little forlornly, and then bent down and vigorously collected photographs. "Oh, but you can't go to London by yourself!" he said, aghast. "Look here, I will come up with you, and take you to my aunt, Lady Merrenden. She is such a dear, and I am sure when I have told her all about you she will be delighted to take care of you for some days until you can hunt round."
Both their eyes were shining and excited, and Robert looked crazy with joy; he seized me in his arms, and kissed me, and kissed me, while Lady Merrenden said, "You darling Evangeline! you plucky, clever girl! Tell us all about it!" "About what?" I said, as soon as I could speak. "How you managed it." "Oh, I must kiss her first, Aunt Sophia!" said Robert.
It was a rather small table, so we were all near one another and could talk. The dining-room is immense. "I always have this little table when we are such a small party," Lady Merrenden said. "It is more cosey, and one does not feel so isolated." How I agreed with her! The duke looked at me searchingly, often, with his shrewd little eyes. One could not say if it was with approval or disapproval.
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