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Updated: June 17, 2025
"You had nothing to say to me on the subject of Mercy Merrick?" "Nothing whatever. I am weary of hearing of Mercy Merrick. Have you any more questions to ask me?" "I have one more." "Yes?" "I wish to ask your ladyship whether you propose to recognize me in the presence of your household as the late Colonel Roseberry's daughter?"
She cannot, she dare not, let Horace make you his wife under the false impression that you are Colonel Roseberry's daughter. You see the situation? On the one hand, she won't enlighten him. On the other hand, she cannot allow him to marry you blindfold. In this emergency what is she to do? There is but one alternative that I can discover. Mercy stopped him. "Impossible!" she cried, warmly.
Do you still insist on closing Miss Roseberry's lips? 'I still insist, she answered. 'No explanation is required. If you are base enough to suspect your betrothed wife, I am just enough to believe in my adopted daughter. I replied and I beg you will give your best attention to what I am now going to say I replied to that, 'It is not fair to charge me with suspecting her.
At last Lady Janet is afraid of me! Those were her own words I am almost ashamed to repeat them those, on my honor, were her own words! Every possible humiliation to be heaped on you; no consideration to be shown for Lady Janet's age and Lady Janet's position; nothing, absolutely nothing, to be allowed to interfere with Miss Roseberry's vengeance and Miss Roseberry's triumph!
"You will see the conclusion as I see it if we return for a moment to Grace Roseberry's departure from the house." Mercy interrupted him there. "Can you guess," she asked, "how Lady Janet prevailed upon her to go?" "I hardly like to own it," said Julian. "There is an expression in the letter which suggests to me that Lady Janet has offered her money, and that she has taken the bribe."
"I expect people to look at me when people speak to me," she said. "What are you staring at my adopted daughter for?" "Your adopted daughter?" Julian repeated looking at his aunt this time, and looking very earnestly. "Certainly! As Colonel Roseberry's daughter, she is connected with me by marriage already. Did you think I had picked up a foundling?" Julian's face cleared; he looked relieved.
Where was her home? She returned to the letter. Instead, however, of seating herself to write, she stood by the table, absently looking down at the morsel of paper. A strange fancy had sprung to life in her mind on re-entering the room; she herself smiled faintly at the extravagance of it. What if she were to ask Lady Janet Roy to let her supply Miss Roseberry's place?
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