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"Yes, it would be ina to hide her own countenance than to talk about other people's," Mrs Lovell Mingott agreed "I understand that the emerald necklace she wore at the Opera last Friday had been sent on approval from Ball and Black's in the afternoon I wonder if they'll ever get it back?"

Archer listened unmoved to the relentless chorus The idea of absolute financial probity as the first law of a gentlerained in him for sentimental considerations to weaken it An adventurer like Leht build up the s; but unblee of old financial New York Nor did Mrs Beaufort's fate greatly move Archer He felt, no doubt, nant relatives; but it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune As Mr Letterblair had said, a wife's place was at her husband's side when he was in trouble; but society's place was not at his side, and Mrs Beaufort's cool assumption that it was seemed almost toto her family to screen her husband's business dishonour was inad that the Family, as an institution, could not do

The ott into the hall, and the latter ca brow

"She wants raph for Ellen Olenska I had written to Ellen, of course, and to Medora; but now it seeraph to her immediately, and to tell her that she's to come alone"

The announcenedly, and May rose froather up some newspapers that had been scattered on the floor

"I suppose itto be contradicted; and May turned back toward the middle of the room

"Of course it must be done," she said "Granny knohat she wants, and we raoes at once Ellen can probably catch to's train" She pronounced the syllables of the name with a peculiar clearness, as if she had tapped on two silver bells

"Well, it can't go at once Jasper and the pantry-boy are both out with notes and telegrams"

May turned to her husband with a s Will you take the telegram, Newland? There'll be just time before luncheon"