A Fair Fraud — page 260: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 249 is not an uncommon one, and she must learn to get over it. ‘Well, for my part, I am not sorry, for I don’t know where I should replace her, and really I never could believe in such an ex- traorlinary conquest,’ replied Mrs_ Drury; ‘for, after all, though Marion is a good little thing and most valuable to me as a companion, I always shall say that she is not in the least attractive or pretty.’ ‘Ah! there I don’t agree with you, my love. I consider her quite a pretty-looking girl.’ But Mrs Drury would never admit this. One morning she spoke to her companion in a manner which she considered to be her duty. ‘I hope you are not fretting, Marion,’ she said to her as she noticed the girl sitting rather silently over some table napkins which she was darning. ‘Fretting, aunt? What about ?’ ‘About Mr Naylor, my dear. I think you had better put him out of your head.’ Marion laughed a little; the remark seemed to amuse her considerably. ‘How do you know he ever was z# my head, aunt?’ she queried merrily. ‘Well, he did certainly pay you some attention when he was here, Marion, but evidently he has forgotten you now.’ ElLOOO