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Chapter XIII

           ’Ferrarileftthepalacesecretly;andhehasneverbeenheardofsince.’

           Mrs.Rollandmysteriouslyclosedhereyes—asiftoexcludesomevisionofthelostcourierwhichwasofanaturetodisturbarespectablewoman.’NothingthatMr.Ferraricoulddowouldsurpriseme,’sherepliedinherdeepestbasstones.

           ’Youspeakratherharshlyofhim,’saidAgnes.

           Mrs.Rollandsuddenlyopenedhereyesagain.’Ispeakharshlyofnobodywithoutreason,’shesaid.’Mr.Ferraribehavedtome,MissLockwood,asnomanlivinghaseverbehaved—beforeorsince.’

           ’Whatdidhedo?’

           Mrs.Rollandanswered,withastonystareofhorror:—’Hetooklibertieswithme.’

           YoungLadyMontbarrysuddenlyturnedaside,andputherhandkerchiefoverhermouthinconvulsionsofsuppressedlaughter.

           Mrs.Rollandwenton,withagrimenjoymentofthebewildermentwhichherreplyhadproducedinAgnes:’AndwhenIinsistedonanapology,Miss,hehadtheaudacitytosaythatthelifeatthepalacewasdull,andhedidn’tknowhowelsetoamusehimself!’

           ’IamafraidIhavehardlymademyselfunderstood,’saidAgnes.’IamnotspeakingtoyououtofanyinterestinFerrari.Areyouawarethatheismarried?’

           ’Ipityhiswife,’saidMrs.Rolland.

           ’Sheisnaturallyingreatgriefabouthim,’Agnesproceeded.

           ’SheoughttothankGodsheisridofhim,’Mrs.Rollandinterposed.

           Agnesstillpersisted.’IhaveknownMrs.Ferrarifromherchildhood,andIamsincerelyanxioustohelpherinthismatter.

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