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"I am not at all tired, Lord Wolfer," said Nell "I a journey I have "--she winced inwardly as she thought of the rides

with Drake--"and--and--sailing and yachting"

The earl nodded

"Put the--the cutlets, or whatever they are, on the table, and you o," he said to the butler; and when the servants had left the room he

said to Nell: "I seldom lunch at home, and I like to do so alone"

Nell smiled Grave as he looked, she did not feel at all afraid of hi smile "I meant

without the servants And so you have come to our assistance, Miss

Lorton?"

"I don't knohether that is the way to put it," said Nell, with her

usual frankness "I' to try"

His lordship nodded

"And I think you will succeed--let reat

trouble has been--may I trouble you for the salt? Perhaps you would

prefer to have the servants in the roo to her fullest extent,

she pushed the salt "It is much nicer without them--I mean that I am

not used to so many servants"