A Struggle for a Ring — page 220: what you’re looking at

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- 216 A customed to Ailie that she spoke out most of her thoughts “SOCIETY” HOME. quite frankly before her. JT am glad Gertrude is returning is very fond of her, and she is really kind to him. shall pave: time for more reading if she takes the dogs from you.” , she said; ‘* Floss We- Ailie never could remember quite what-was said, but she pleaded that none of the duties which were so pleasant to. her might be taken from her. Lady Waldrove smiled as she answered; then, looking with eyes of keen, curious” ‘‘Your hands are trembling, Miss Derwent. Strangely you seem to unnerve yourself at times. snould you tremble because my daughter, Lady Gertrude Carsdale is coming home? Do you know that although I ‘criticism at her, she said: like you, you are rather incomprehensible. ” The beautiful eyes raised to hers had in them a mute entreaty: She would fain have said, ‘‘ Lady Gertrude is Pogpusband s sister, and: for his sake I want to win her love ;” but she dare not utter such words. this coming home of Lady Gertrude was important to her; much might depend on her liking, and Ailie was shes thinking how she could best win that liking. The day arrived when the lady she had so long desired She was reading a French romance to the countess when the carriage drove up to the. door. She rose instinctively from her seat, thinking, with her usual delicate sense of right, that the first intérview be- to see came home. How Why She knew. that tween mother and daughter, after such a ous absence, should be private. “‘Where are you going?” asked the countess, as she laid-down her book. m ( 4 ~, . ‘boo (ee) cS