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"It is delightful to shoot five thousand pheasants, Robert," she said

"Now, isn't it?" replied Lord Robert He had finished the bread-and-butter

Then he told her she was a dear, and he was glad soested to Mr Ca for this week

"You are a joy, Robert," she said "But you will have to behave here None of the tricks you played at Fotherington in October, my child Aunt Katherine would put you in a corner Miss Travers has been here a week, and can tell you I am truthful about it"

"Indeed, yes," I said

"But I ot here!" she commanded

Just then, fortunately, Malcol near, came up and joined us, and would talk too; but if he had been a table or a chair he could not have mattered less to Lord Robert He is quite wonderful He is not the least rude, only perfectly si just what he wants, with rather an appealing expression in his blue eyes In a ether, and Malcolham a few yards off I felt so happy He makes one like that, I don't know for what reason

"Why did you look so stonily indifferent when I came up?" he asked "I was afraid you were annoyed with "

Then I told hihim at Branches

"Oh, then I stayed with Christopher after you left, I see," he said "Had I met you in London?"

"We won't tell any stories about it They can think what they please"

"Very well," he laughed "I can see I shall have to ood deal to talk quietly to you here, but you will stand withto-morrow?"

I told hio out, except perhaps for lunch, but he said he refused to believe in such cruelty

Then he askedon, and what I intended to do next He has theone feel that one knows hiht in the eyes, with astonishing frankness I have never seen any person so quite without airs I don't suppose he is ever thinking a bit the effect he is producing Nothing has two s with him, like with Mr Carruthers If he had said I was to stay and marry him, I am sure he would have meant it, and I really believe I should have stayed