CHAPTER XXV. THE HUNTSFORD CROQUET.

"Une femme egoiste, non seulement de coeur, mais d'esprit, ne pent pas sortir d'elle-meme. Le moi est indelible chez elle. Une veritable egoiste ne sait meme pas etre fausse." --MME. E. DE GIRARDIN.

"I am come to prepare you," said Lady Keith, putting her arm into her brother's, and leading him into the peacock path. "Mrs. Huntsford is on her way to call and make a dead set to get you all to a garden party."

"Then we are off to the Earlsworthy Woods."

"Nay, listen, Alick. I have let you alone and defended you for a whole month, but if you persist in shutting up you wife, people won't stand it."

"Which of us is the Mahometan?"

"You are pitied! But you see it was a strong thing our appearing without our several incumbrances, and though an old married woman like me may do as she pleases, yet for a bridegroom of not three weeks' standing to resort to bazaars solus argues some weighty cause."

"And argues rightly."

"Then you are content to be supposed to have an unproduceably eccentric melancholy bride?"

"Better they should think so than that she should be so. She has been victimized enough already to her mother's desire to save appearances."

"You do not half believe me, Alick, and this is really a very kind, thoughtful arrangement of Mrs. Huntsford's. She consulted me, saying there were such odd stories about you two that she was most anxious that Rachel should appear and confute them; and she thought that an out-of-door party like this would suit best, because it would be early, and Rachel could get away if she found it too much for her."

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who put her arm into her brother?
2. Did she speak to him?
3. What did she say?
4. Where did she lead him?
5. Who is on her way?
6. To do what?
7. Then where are they off to?
8. Is he pitied?
9. Is she an old married woman?
10. Does she do as she pleases
11. Did Mrs. Huntsford consult him?
1. Lady Keith
2. yes
3. "I am come to prepare you, Mrs. Huntsford is on her way to call and make a dead set to get you all to a garden party."
4. into the peacock path
5. Mrs. Huntsford
6. get you all to a garden party.
7. Earlsworthy Woods
8. no
9. yes
10. yes
11. no, not him