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Chapter II. The 16th and 17th of July

           

           Cynthiawaswaitingforme,andgreetedmeeagerlywith:

           “Isay!There’sbeenthemostawfulrow!I’vegotitalloutofDorcas.”

           “Whatkindofarow?”

           “BetweenAuntEmilyandhim.Idohopeshe’sfoundhimoutatlast!”

           “WasDorcasthere,then?”

           “Ofcoursenot.She‘happenedtobenearthedoor’.Itwasarealoldbust-up.IdowishIknewwhatitwasallabout.”

           IthoughtofMrs.Raikes’sgipsyface,andEvelynHoward’swarnings,butwiselydecidedtoholdmypeace,whilstCynthiaexhaustedeverypossiblehypothesis,andcheerfullyhoped,“AuntEmilywillsendhimaway,andwillneverspeaktohimagain.”

           IwasanxioustogetholdofJohn,buthewasnowheretobeseen.Evidentlysomethingverymomentoushadoccurredthatafternoon.ItriedtoforgetthefewwordsIhadoverheard;but,dowhatIwould,Icouldnotdismissthemaltogetherfrommymind.WhatwasMaryCavendish’sconcerninthematter?

           Mr.Inglethorpwasinthedrawing-roomwhenIcamedowntosupper.Hisfacewasimpassiveasever,andthestrangeunrealityofthemanstruckmeafresh.

           Mrs.Inglethorpcamedownlast.Shestilllookedagitated,andduringthemealtherewasasomewhatconstrainedsilence.Inglethorpwasunusuallyquiet.Asarule,hesurroundedhiswifewithlittleattentions,placingacushionatherback,andaltogetherplayingthepartofthedevotedhusband.Immediatelyaftersupper,Mrs.Inglethorpretiredtoherboudoiragain.

           “Sendmycoffeeinhere,Mary,”shecalled.“I’vejustfiveminutestocatchthepost.

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