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Ayrton’s Obstinacy

           Ayrton’sobstinacywassogreat,andsoinexplicable,thattheMajorbegantobelievehehadnothingtoreveal.Hisopinionwasshared,moreover,bythegeographer,asitcorroboratedhisownnotionaboutHarryGrant.

           ButifAyrtonknewnothing,whydidhenotconfesshisignorance?Itcouldnotbeturnedagainsthim.Hissilenceincreasedthedifficultyofforminganynewplan.WasthepresenceofthequartermasterontheAustraliancontinentaproofofHarryGrant’sbeingthere?ItwassettledthattheymustgetthisinformationoutofAyrton.

           LadyHelena,seeingherhusband’sill-success,askedhispermissiontotryherpowersagainsttheobstinacyofthequartermaster.Whenamanhadfailed,awomanperhaps,withhergentlerinfluence,mightsucceed.Istherenotaconstantrepetitiongoingonofthestoryofthefablewherethestorm,blowasitwill,cannottearthecloakfromtheshouldersofthetraveler,whilethefirstwarmraysofsunshinemakehimthrowitoffimmediately?

           Glenarvan,knowinghisyoungwife’sgoodsense,allowedhertoactasshepleased.

           Thesameday(the5thofMarch),AyrtonwasconductedtoLadyHelena’ssaloon.MaryGrantwastobepresentattheinterview,fortheinfluenceoftheyounggirlmightbeconsiderable,andLadyHelenawouldnotloseanychanceofsuccess.

           Forawholehourthetwoladieswereclosetedwiththequartermaster,butnothingtranspiredabouttheirinterview.

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