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What joy it was! They said it was an ugly dark house, but Aurelia's presence was perfect content to the her as they did, through their childish talk, of Sir Amyas's unbroken love and of Mr Belae was htest exertion for "the Wayland brats at that tih for supper, and if Aurelia had not, their company orth much more to her than a full meal The terrier's rushes after rats were only diversion now, and when all three nestled together in the big bed, the fun wascreatures Aurelia heard no rats, and could well bear soe hour in the

Mrs Loveday arrive soon after the little party had gone down stairs She said the children were to remain until her ladyship had decided where to send them; and she confir quickly As soon as he was sufficiently well to leave Bowstead he was to be brought to London, and rand tour; and as a true isher, Mrs Loveday begged Miss Delavie not to hold out when it was of no use, for her Ladyship declared that her contuarrison was, however, too well reinforced for any vague alarms to shake even her out works, and she only smiled her refusal, as in truth Mrs Loveday must have expected, for it appeared that she had secured a maid to attend on the prisoners; an extremely deaf woman, who only spoke in the broken imperfect mode of those who have never heard their own voice, deficiencies that e would keep the peace with her

Lady Belamour had also found another piece of work for Aurelia A dark cupboard was opened, revealing shelves piled with bundle of old letters and papers There was a family tradition that one of the ladies of the Delavie family had been an attendant of Mary of Scotland for a short ti the complexion and texture of the skin, devised by the French Court perfumer Nobody had ever seen this precious prescription; but it was presumed to be in the archives of the family, and her ladyship sent word that if Miss Delavie wished to deserve her favour she would put her French to some account and discover it