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drive, or is he? because, if so, he will change his gloves, so as not to

keep your ladyship waiting"

"I don't care--oh, he can drive," said Lady Wolfer She spoke as if the

as a kind of reminder, had helped her to recover her

usual half-careless, half-defiant mood "About this dinner, Nell; will

you ask Lord Wolfer if there is any one he would like asked, and add

them to the list? Where did I leave it? Oh, it's in the library"

Nell went down for it, and, as she opened the door, Sir Archie caer and anxious expression on his handsoht embarrassment as he saw that

it was Nell

"The list? Ah, yes; here it is I'm afraid it's not fully made out; but

there's plenty of tiue feeling of uneasiness Had Lady Wolfer been

telling Sir Archie of her "trouble"? If so, why did she not tell her

husband? But perhaps she had

Nell had no time to dwell upon Lady Wolfer's incoherent speech, for the

co dinner party provided her with plenty to think about She had

hoped that she herself would not be expected to be present, but when on