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that she was now unable to commit any of her for her weeds with an air of genial

worldliness There was so about Mrs Wilcox that evaded the touch

of sorrow; but fros--food, clothes, furniture--she seeestions of the huedy She was peculiarly sensitive to interiors, and a drawing-room

"without any of the little refinements and luxuries, you know--not so

hed heavily on her happy

soul Needless to say she had never dreamed that Nevill would let the

house rerasped

soto her

faith in Nevill Tyson "Isn't it--for a young bride, you know--just a

little--a little triste?" And being more than a little afraid of her

son-in-law, she waved her hands to give an inoffensive vagueness to her

idea Tyson said he didn't care to spendhe would stay in it; he never stayed

anywhere long; he was a pilgriht go abroad again, or he ht take a flat in town for

the season And at the mention of a flat in town all Mrs Wilcox's

beautiful beliefs came back to her unimpaired A flat in town, and a

house in the country that you can afford to look down upon--what more

could you desire?