"
"Like you and papa, I suppose."
"My dear, I had no mother to take care of me, or I shouldn't have
married your father."
"I wish you hadn't, because then I shouldn't be going to marry Mr.
Morton. But, as I have got so far, for heaven's sake let it go on.
If you break with him I'll tell him everything and throw myself
into his hands." Lady Augustus sighed deeply. "I will, mamma. It
was you spotted this man, and when you said that you thought it
would do, I gave way. He was the last man in the world I should
have thought of myself."
"We had heard so much about Bragton!"
"And Bragton is here. The estate is not out of elbows."
"My dear, my opinion is that we've made a mistake. He's not the
sort of man I took him to be. He's as hard as a file."
"Leave that to me, mammal"
"You are determined then?"
"I think I am. At any rate let me look about me. Don't give him an
opportunity of breaking off till I have made up my mind. I can
always break off if I like it. No one in London has heard of the
engagement yet. Just leave me alone for this week to see what I
think about it" Then Lady Augustus threw herself back in her chair
and went to sleep, or pretended to do so.
A little after half-past seven she and her daughter, dressed for
dinner, went down to the library together. The other guests were
assembled there, and Mrs.
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