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them with downcast eyes: and then with
out shaking hands again she bowed and
crossed the road rapidly to the portico.
ohe ran upstairs very quickly and found
IAIy having her tea She had not long
taken off her bonnet when message was
brought up to the effect that Lord Gather
ington would be glad if Mrs Froyle would
bring Mis- Ermyn to sit with him while he
dined.
So at o'clock, which was his dinner
hour, Beatrice took the little one down
stairs, and entered the library in a some
what shamefaced manner, She was a lit
| tie agitated and puzzled as to how he
would receive her on this their first meet
ing since the evenfful drive The dinner
table had been brought in, but there was
only one place laid.
| Lord Catherington signed to Green to
place chairs for the ladies by the fire.
This was an unusual piece of formality,
and there was in his whole manner a diff
| ference which Beatrice was keen to no
tice. He was cooler, more abrupt than
usual; he smiled less, he said less. After
giving the baby a biscuit, he went on
with his dinner in silence until the butler
left the room, when he turned abruptly,
and said: st imagine I am doing what
you prefer in asking you down merely In
your capacity of governess to ,ay dauoh-
ter. You seemed rather to resent less
conventional sort of trea tment.''
He scarcely even looked at her. but this
conduct was not contemptuous; his voice
betrayed that. Beatrice replied at once:
you are very kind. But I'm sorry you
thought appeared to resent it. have no
right to do so.''
| Her tone was meant to be humble. But
now that she was getting used to her odd
situation, it was inevitable that she should
begin to be less influenced by the sense
of her own wrong doing, and that she
should fall naturally on to more ordin-
airy footing. Just any other woman
would have resented what she considered
a covert sheer, therefore, SO she resented
/ the slight malice in the viscount's words.
She was, moreover, still feeling the eff
fects of Jacks warning concerning the
character of this man whose household
she had so rashly entered. Was there
something sinister under this specious
frankness? Some yet unrevealed liber-
tinism under his unconventionality?
b, Quite suddenly Lord Catherington turned
upon her and looked her full in the face
with an unexpectedness which made her
blush, and wonder whether he had any
suspicion of the thoughts in her mind.
! you've been out this afternoon?' he
said.
| Yes" ..--... ..-..-
She guessed what was coming then. Tho
windows Of Catherington house COM
manded a good view Of every part Of the
square. '"
Come, let us get beyond monosyllables.
You met your cousin I know-or an
other cousin. At any rate, it was a young
man."
Beatrice rose with great stateliness.
IF you disapprove Of my speaking to
my friends or acquaintances when meet
them"
"Oh, nonsense! Don't get on the high
horse with me. Sit down again. How or
why should I disapprove?"
Without reseatng herself, she an
| Il. l,ox
/ doing such simple act Of courtesy as
exchanging a few words with relation
; of my husbands when I meet him, you
wouldn't speak as if you had any doubt
7 about the relationship
81 have no doubt, no doubt at all. Pray
sit down. don't know why we should
be pickering, I'm sure. I was only going
to say that, as my household is now your
home, you are not to stand upon cere-
;; mony, but, to invite your friends to see
81 you when you please.''@ ".
; "Thank you. I have no friends" said
Beatrice, still on her feet.
''That's not true"
A sob came into her throat, and at
= last, broken down by a sudden remem-
brance that she was ungrateful to say
this, Beatrice sat down again meeky
, enough. ...E
well, did you tell him where you were
living?"
Eyes"
"And what did he say?"
Beatrice's answer to this question was
e a deep blush. She certainly could not
tell him what Jack Froyle had said about
q himself. '-
e HE didn't approve, Of course?" persist
: ed Lord Catherington.
: well, no, he didn't
d ''He expressed considerable astonish-
: ment, perhaps and suggested that you
would do well to withdraw from my house,
t hold immediately?"
She drew herself UP.
|, No; he didn't say that T shouldn It
have let him. He only said-thought-
t implied"
It That l was very dreadful person,
n eh?"
: TO be Continued Tomorrow.