A Fair Fraud — page 134: what you’re looking at

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# A Fair Fraud 123 to her compact, as she noticed Hester's burning cheeks and distressed eyes, and watched the whispers exchanyed between them. ‘And do get me that carving knife and fork off the side-table ?’ ‘My dear child, surely you can get the servants to do these kind of things without me, replied Captain Drury, impatiently. ‘Here, James’—to the footman—‘help Miss Blake with those dishes.’ Then he turned round to Hester, and stood with his’ back broadly and aggr.ssively presented to Marion. Marion had never felt more miserable in her life. And indecd the task she had undertaken was quite beyond her powers, Even at lunch it was difficult, for though she placed herelf on one side of Hester, Kenneth promptly took the seat on the other side vf her, whilst, to add to Marion’s difficulties, she soon found Mr Naylor on the further side of herself, and that gentl:man was in no way inclined to let her remain in stience. The barrister was indeed anxious to know what was going on. ‘What is the meaning of this move on the part of your fair friend?’ he demanded of her, as soon as they were seated at the table, ‘It was Mrs Lane’s idea altogether. Hester did not want to come” ‘The mother, of course, wants to hurry COMNMUC JOO <S (GO)