R.U. "By-the-bye, Miss Trefoil," said Lord Rufford, "what have
you done with your Senator?"
"He's on the road, Lord Rufford, examining English institutions as
he comes along. He'll be here by midnight."
"Imagine the man coming to me and telling me that he was a friend
of Goarly's. I rather liked him for it. There was a thorough pluck
about it. They say he's going to find all the money."
"I thought Mr. Scrobby was to do that?" said Lady Penwether.
"Mr. Scrobby will not have the slightest objection to have that
part of the work done for him. If all we hear is true Miss
Trefoil's Senator may have to defend both Scrobby and Goarly."
"My Senator as you call him will be quite up to the occasion."
"You knew him in America, Miss Trefoil?" asked Lady Penwether.
"Oh yes. We used to meet him and Mrs. Gotobed everywhere. But we
didn't exactly bring him over with us;--though our party down to
Bragton was made up in Washington," she added, feeling that she
might in this way account in some degree for her own presence in
John Morton's house. "It was mamma and Mr. Morton arranged it all."
"Oh my dear it was you and the Senator," said Lady Augustus, ready
for the occasion.
"Miss Trefoil," said the lord, "let us have it all out at once. Are
you taking Goarly's part?"
"Taking Goarly's part!" ejaculated the Major.
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