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"In the meanwhile," Mrs. Roylake continued, "I must tell you excuse me for laughing; it seems so very absurd that you should not know who Lord Uppercliff's daughters are I must tell you that Lady Rachel is the eldest. She is married to the Honorable Captain Millbay, of the Navy, now away in his ship.
It is perhaps only right to add that my patience had been tried by the progress of domestic events, which affected Lady Lena and myself viewed as victims. Calling, with my stepmother, at Lord Uppercliff's house later in the day, I perceived that Lady Rachel and Mrs. When Mrs.
Listening, I must acknowledge, with an absent mind, my attention was suddenly seized by Mrs. Roylake without the slightest conscious effort towards that end, on the part of the lady herself. The first words that startled me, in her flow of speech, were these: "And I must not forget to tell you of poor Lord Uppercliff's misfortune. He had a fall, some time since, and broke his leg.
In two words, I found myself pledged, under pretence of visiting my lord, to improve my acquaintance with Lady Lena on the next day. "And pray be careful," Mrs. Roylake proceeded, still braving the atmosphere of the smoking-room, "not to look surprised if you find Lord Uppercliff's house presenting rather a poor appearance just now."
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