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By Mercury, the wingedday Mr Belaene and Jumbo, was set down at a hotel near Whitehall, to secure aparthter fro with him Betty, whom he allowed to be a much better match for my Lady than he could be Very little faith in his cousin Urania remained to him in the abstract, yet even now he could not be sure that she would not talk him over and hoodwink him in any actual encounter Sir Aratify his own anxiety and to secure ad man still looked pale and ith restless anxiety; but he had, in spite of re that he should return to his quarters Let his Colonel do his worst then; he had still more liberty than if compelled to return to his e, forsaken her own old hereditary mansion in the Strand, where Sir Jovian had died, and which, she said, gave her the vapours Mr Wayland, whose wealth far exceeded her own, had purchased one of the new houses in Hanover Square, the fashionable quarter and very nity of the separate enclosure and walled court of Delavie House, whereas the new one, in modern fashion, had only an area and steps between the front and the pavement

The hall door stood wide open, with a stately porter within, and lackeys planted about at intervals Grey descended froht word that "her Ladyship was at breakfast," then, at a sign fro Betty by the tips of her fingers, led her forward, receiving by the way greetings and inquiries from the servants, whose countenances showed him to be a welcome arrival

"Is it a reception day, Maine?" he asked of a kind of major-domo whom he met on the top of the broad stairs

"No, your honour"

"Is company with her ladyship?"

"No, not company, sir," with a certain hesitation, which damped Betty's satisfaction in the first assurance

What did she see as Maine opened the door? It was a very spacious bedroo with rose-coloured satin embroidered with myrtles and white roses, looped up with lace andround the , fluted silk lined the rooeres adorned the walls, bearing all varieties and devices of new and old porcelain from Chins, Sevres, Dresden, or Worcester, tokens of Mr Wayland's travels There was a toilette table before onecovered with lacquer ware, silver and ivory boxes, and other apparatus, and an exquisite Venetian mirror with the borders of frosted silver work