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"Grace is going to the House to-s now I dare say she is wanting me this minute

to assist her" Thereupon Mrs Melbury left the roo is ue now and then Mr Melbury knew that his words had been a sort

of boast He decried boasting, particularly to Giles; yet whenever the

subject was Grace, his judgned the ministry of speech in

spite of him

Winterborne felt surprise, pleasure, and also a little apprehension at

the news He repeated Mrs Melbury's words

"Yes," said paternal pride, not sorry to have dragged out of him what

he could not in any circu home from the

woods this afternoon we met Mrs Charmond out for a ride She spoke to

ot acquainted with Grace

'Tonderful how she took to Grace in a few minutes; that

freeh she

was amazed that such an article--ha, ha!--could co asked to the House So she's

busy hunting up her frills and furbelows to go in" As Giles re, Melbury continued: "But I'll call her