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'I heard something else, said Edith, 'which surprised me much more. Fancy, Lord Selsey's going to be married to Mrs Raymond. Isn't that extraordinary? 'Lord Selsey a widower! Disgusting! I thought he pretended to be so fond of his first wife. 'He was, dear, I believe. But she died eighteen years ago, and
Then she began to recapitulate details, arguing to herself with all the cold, hard logic of passion. At Lord Selsey's afternoon she had given herself away by her anger, by the jealousy she showed, and had told him never to come and see her again. Immediately after that had been their meeting at the National Gallery, where Cecil had followed her and sought her out.
How can a married man, in your father's place, a hundred years older than you, be jealous? 'It is wonderful, isn't it? she said. 'But you must know something about him. You know everyone. 'He's Lord Selsey's nephew and his heir if Selsey doesn't marry again. He's only a young man about town the sort of good-looking ass that your sex admires. 'Charles, what a brute you are! He's very clever.
But a baffled Englishman is rarely very articulate. Anne and Eugenia 'If you please, my lady, there's someone called to see you. Eugenia looked up in surprise. She was in the library, occupied in cataloguing Lord Selsey's books. 'It's a well it's not exactly a young person, my lady. She says she's sure you will see her. The name is Miss Yeo. 'Miss Yeo? Eugenia looked puzzled.
"He has got a capital living," said Barry; "a substantial modern house, and by the rail only an hour from London." "And 500l. a year," said White; "Mr. Bolton went over the living, and told me so. It's in my future neighbourhood; a very beautiful country, and a number of good families round about." "They say he's going to marry the Dean of Selsey's daughter," said Barry; "do you know the family?
Come and have tea, Miss Verney. Hyacinth did not speak a word to Anne on their way home, nor did she refer to the afternoon, nor answer any remark of Anne's on the subject till that evening, when Anne came into her room to complain of the electric light and make fun of Lord Selsey's guests. Then she found Hyacinth sobbing, and saying 'I shall get over it. I shall be all right tomorrow.
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