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"What do you know of his mother?"

"Only that she was a quiet, docile woman whose health was as weak as her will She died twenty years ago Julian and his brother Hugh were lads at the tih inherited his mother's frail constitution"

"Hugh was the sae as Slayde"

"Yes, senior to Julian by a year Hugh and Slayde entered Oxford si that first term"

"I recall Slayde being terribly distressed when that happened," Aurora murmured "As were my parents when Slayde told theh"

"He was a good man, hon

orable of purpose, generous of nature Quite different frorandfather"

Aurora frowned "And from Julian?"

"Not in principles, but in fact Very different"

"Were they close?"

"In heart, yes"

"In heart," Aurora repeated "Does that s or about each other?"

"Feelings are best expressed by those who experience them," Mr Scollard replied

A discouraged sigh "If that's an answer, itseludes me"

"That's because the answer you seek is not mine to convey You will hear it fro At which ti to which you refer will become abundantly clear—to both of you"