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"I don't know--about half-past nine"

There was a pause

"I think it's wrong," said Ethel, lifting her head with

impatience "You don't know him"

She spoke with some conteland he

is equivalent to a Lord My grandmother was his father's

friend"

But the two friends were hostile It was as if Ursula

wanted to divide herself fro her connection with Anton, as she now called hiood deal to Cossethay, because herof a grande daranted

"Aren't the children in bed?" cried Ursula petulantly, as she

ca man

"They will be in bed in half an hour," said the mother

"There is no peace," cried Ursula

"The children ainst Ursula in this Why should she be

so insistent?

But then, as Ursula knew, he did not have the perpetual

tyranny of young children about hireat courtliness, to which Mrs Brangwen returned an easy,

friendly hospitality Soirl in her mother's

calm assuwen's position She could never be beneath anyone in public

relation Between Brangwen and Skrebensky there was an

unbridgeable silence Soht

conversation, but there was no interchange Ursula rejoiced to