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"Well met," she said, "I called at the Rectory to take up Rachel, but

you were flown before h the Park"

"I wish the Duke would coo that way now till I have

called I have no end of things to say to you," she added, and her

little lively ponies shot ahead of the old rectorial steed However, she

waited at the entrance "Who do you think is co He has safely captured his Ouralian bear,

though not without plenty of trouble, and he could not get him on

to Avonmouth till he had been to soht hio on to-morrow"

"What did he think of Lord Keith?" said Alick, in thesaid to remind Rachel that this was the assize

week at Avoncester

"He has settled the matter about advice," said Bessie, seriously; "you

cannot think what a relief it is I et home, to

write and ask Mr Harvey to come and talk to h is practicable I al over to consult him this afternoon, but I did

not like to disappoint Mrs Huntsford, and I thought Rachel would feel

herself lost"

"Thank you," said Rachel, "but could we not go away early, and go round