What
did he, Reginald Morton, think about it? He was to remember that as
far as she herself was concerned, she dearly loved Mary Masters and
would be delighted to have her at Cheltenham; and, so remembering,
he was to see the attorney, and Mary herself, and if necessary Mrs.
Masters;--and then to report his opinion to Cheltenham.
Then, fearing that her nephew might be away for a day or two, or
that he might not be able to perform his commission instantly, and
thinking that Mary might be unhappy if she received no immediate
reply to such a request as hers had been, Lady Ushant by the same
post wrote to her young friend as follows;--
Dear Mary,
Reginald will go over and see your father about your proposition.
As far as I myself am concerned nothing would give me so much
pleasure. This is quite sincere. But the matter is in other
respects very important. Of course I have kept your letter all to
myself, and in writing to Reginald I have mentioned no names.
Your affectionate friend,
Margaret Ushant.
CHAPTER XVII
"Particularly proud of you"
Arabella Trefoil left her uncle's mansion on the day after her
lover's departure, certainly not in triumph, but with somewhat
recovered spirits. When she first heard that Lord Rufford was
gone,--that he had fled away as it were in the middle of the night
without saying a word to her, without a syllable to make good the
slight assurances of his love that had been given to her in the
post carriage, she felt that she was deserted and betrayed.
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