CHAPTER XXXIV

Lady Linlithgow at Home

Lucy, in her letter to her lover, had distinctly asked whether she might tell Lady Linlithgow the name of her future husband, but had received no reply when she was taken to Bruton Street. The parting at Richmond was very painful, and Lady Fawn had declared herself quite unable to make another journey up to London with the ungrateful runagate. Though there was no diminution of affection among the Fawns, there was a general feeling that Lucy was behaving badly. That obstinacy of hers was getting the better of her. Why should she have gone? Even Lord Fawn had expressed his desire that she should remain. And then, in the breasts of the wise ones, all faith in the Greystock engagement had nearly vanished. Another letter had come from Mrs. Hittaway, who now declared that it was already understood about Portray that Lady Eustace intended to marry her cousin. This was described as a terrible crime on the part of Lizzie, though the antagonistic crime of a remaining desire to marry Lord Fawn was still imputed to her. And, of course, the one crime heightened the other. So that words from the eloquent pen of Mrs. Hittaway failed to make dark enough the blackness of poor Lizzie's character. As for Mr. Greystock, he was simply a heartless man of the world, wishing to feather his nest. Mrs. Hittaway did not for a moment believe that he had ever dreamed of marrying Lucy Morris. Men always have three or four little excitements of that kind going on for the amusement of their leisure hours,--so, at least, said Mrs. Hittaway. "The girl had better be told at once." Such was her decision about poor Lucy. "I can't do more than I have done," said Lady Fawn to Augusta. "She'll never get over it, mamma; never," said Augusta.

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

1. Who wrote to a lover?
2. What did she ask?
3. What was the reply?
4. Where was Lucy taken?
5. Where did she leave Lady Fawn?
6. What was the overall view of Lucy's behavior?
7. Who agreed with Lady Fawn's decision not to go with Lucy?
8. Who else sent a letter?
9. What did her letter say?
10. What was Lizzie's take on the announcement?
11. Is Mr. Greystock a good man?
12. What does Mrs .Hittaway say about him and Lucy Morris?
13. What is Lady Fawn and Augusta's relationship?
14. Who feels she's done everything she could?

Numbered answers:
1. Lucy,
2. if she could tell his name
3. there was no reply
4. Bruton Street
5. Richmond
6. bad
7. The Lord
8. Mrs. Hittaway
9. wanted to marry her cousin
10. terrible
11. No
12. didnt want to get married
13. Her mother
14. Lady Fawn