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She went very early one morning to see Sir James Chide. He was afterward closeted with Lady Lucy, and he went up to town the following day on Diana's business. The upshot of it all was that on the morning of New Year's Eve a marriage was celebrated in Oliver Marsham's room by the Rector of Tallyn and Mr. Lavery.
Ferrier already saw himself at Tallyn once more, with Lady Lucy's frail hand in one of his, the other perhaps on Oliver's shoulder. After all, where was he happy or nearly happy but with them? His eyes returned to his book.
You came about a fortnight ago just when Parliament reassembled. Mr. Marsham is our member. He and Lady Lucy went up to town the day before Parliament met." "And what about Miss Drake?" "Ah! poor Miss Drake!" Mr. Birch raised a humorous eyebrow. "Those little things will happen, won't they? It was just at Christmas, I understand, that your cousin paid her first visit to Tallyn.
He walked forward to the fire, warmed hands and feet chilled by a nipping east wind, and then, with his back to the warmth, he examined the room. It was very characteristic of its mistress. At Tallyn Henry Marsham had worked his will; here, in this house taken since his death, it was the will and taste of his widow which had prevailed.
Marsham aware that the editor of the Herald had been staying at Tallyn two days before the article appeared? Was he also aware that his name had been freely mentioned, in the Herald office, in connection with the article? Marsham in vain endeavored to regain sang-froid and composure under these attacks. He haughtily repeated his denial, and refused to answer any more questions on the subject.
The hope that he infused tested her physically more severely than the agonies of the preceding weeks. But almost immediately she controlled herself, smiled at him again, and went. That night various changes were made at Tallyn. Diana's maid unpacked, in the room communicating with Marsham's; and Diana, pale and composed, made a new arrangement with Oliver's male nurse.
Yet even so, to Sir James's keen sense, there was an increase, a sharpening, in Diana's personality, of the wistful, appealing note, which had been always touching, always perceptible, even through the radiant days of her Tallyn visit. Ah, well! like Dr. Roughsedge, only with a far deeper urgency, he, too, for want of any better plan, invoked the coming lover.
He wired to Lady Felton this morning to ask if she would take him in for the Sunday. Some big political meeting he had for to-night is off. Lady Lucy stays in town and Tallyn is shut up. But Lady Felton was, of course, delighted to get him. He arrived about noon. Civility to his hostess kept him to luncheon then he pursues us!" Since then! no lack of sparkle in the eyes or color in the cheek!
"I don't want any amusing thanks!" said Fanny, walking to the door. She closed it behind her. Diana clasped her hands overhead in a gesture of amazement. "To quarrel with me about that after the other thing!" No! not Tallyn! not Tallyn! anywhere, anything, but that! Was she proud? snobbish? Her eyes filled with tears, but her will hardened. What was to be gained?
But, to tell the truth, Patricia, I want a daughter-in-law and and grand-children," added the doctor, deliberately, stretching out his long limbs to the fire. "I admit that my remarks may be quite irrelevant and ridiculous but I repeat that in spite of everything Hugh enjoyed his walk." One October evening, a week later, Lady Lucy sat waiting for Sir James Chide at Tallyn Hall.
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