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But the finishing stroke was given one day during lunch, when the conversation turned upon the elopement of a young lady in the neighborhood. Lady Ridsdale expressed great fears for her future. "He is not a gentleman," she said. "No true gentleman would ever try to persuade any girl to a clandestine engagement." She saw Marion open her eyes and look at her in amazement.
Lady Ridsdale knew some delightful people, and nothing pleased her so much as filling Thorpe Castle with visitors. One and all were delighted with the young heiress. Her beauty, her brilliant accomplishments, her simplicity, her frankness of character and sweetness of temper made her a general favorite. She soon made up for lost time.
But as her coming to Ridsdale House would cause so great an alteration in his way of life, he deferred that event as long as it was possible to do so. When Adelaide Lyster came as a governess-pupil to Miss Carleton's school Marion Arleigh was just sixteen. Miss Lyster was not long before she knew the rank and social importance of her beautiful young pupil.
"Her lips seemed to be doubly lovely," he said one day to Lady Ridsdale, "because they have not, in my opinion, ever uttered one false word." Marion was equally enchanted; there was no one so great or so good as Lord Atherton. The heroes she had read of faded into insignificance before him.
He lives on his art, and I was thinking what a privilege he would consider it of what benefit it would be to him, if he could see those pictures." "Your brother is an artist! I see no reason why he should not profit by this really beautiful collection of pictures. Would he like to visit Thorpe Castle, do you think?" "You are too kind, Lord Ridsdale.
She was terrified almost out of her senses. To many women it would have occurred to sell or pledge their jewels, to change diamonds for paste. She thought of none of these things. Lord Ridsdale had gone to Paris, she could not ask him, and Lady Atherton was at her wits' end.
After all, my dear, you are not in the least to blame if you cannot keep your promise you must remember that." A few more minutes and Miss Lyster, dressed in her most becoming costume, stood before Lady Ridsdale. A few words passed, and then Lady Ridsdale began; "My ward is in some distress, Miss Lyster. I find that she has promised you that you shall live with her as companion."
Have no fear; she is quite true to you, and I have a scheme in my mind for getting you invited to the castle." One morning when Lady Ridsdale and Miss Arleigh were engaged with visitors Adelaide asked if she might go through the picture-gallery. Lord Ridsdale, flattered by the request, offered to go with her and show her some of his especial favorites.
She was naturally so frank, so open, that the need for concealment troubled her greatly. She had the warmest affection for Lady Ridsdale. She would have liked above all things to have trusted and confided in her. It was torture to the girl to think that she was helping others to keep secret from her that which she ought to know. She shrank from Miss Lyster.
Lord Ridsdale had gone to superintend some arrangements for their departure, leaving the two ladies alone. "You think the young person will be disappointed?" said Lady Ridsdale, kindly. "I am sure she will," replied Marion wincing at the words "young person." "Let me see her; ask her to come here, and I will speak to her.
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