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I avoided looking at hi General ideas were not to his taste He arette, not that I wanted to sive another

moment to the consideration of the advice--the diplomatic advice I had

made up my mind to bowl him over with And I continued in subdued tones

"I have been led to make these remarks by what I have discovered since

you left us I suspected from the first And now I am certain What

your wife cannot tolerate in this affair is Miss de Barral being what she

is"

He made a movement, but I kept my eyes away fro a woman I have some idea of Mrs Fyne's

mental attitude towards society with its injustices, with its atrocious

or ridiculous conventions As against them there is no audacity of

action your wife's ine she stuffs into the pretty heads of your girl-guests is aleful A sort of moral fire-and-sword doctrine How far the lesson

is wise is not for e I see theers with the swords of Mrs Fyne's furnishing"

"My wife holds her opinions very seriously," murmured Fyne suddenly

"Yes No doubt," I assented in a low voice as before "But it is awith reality Mrs

Fyne ceases to be tolerant In other words, that she can't forgive Miss