Lady Cantrip had again written that she would be delighted to take
her;--but Lady Cantrip was in London and must be in London, at any
rate when Parliament would again be sitting. A London life would
perhaps, at present, hardly suit Lady Mary. Then a plan had been
prepared which might be convenient. The Duke had a house at
Richmond, on the river, called The Horns. That should be lent to
Lady Cantrip, and Mary should there be her guest. So it was
settled between the Duke and Lady Cantrip. But as yet Lady Mary
knew nothing of the arrangement.
'I think I shall go up to town tomorrow,' said the Duke to his
daughter.
'For long?'
'I shall be gone only one night. It is on your behalf that I am
going.'
'On my behalf, papa?'
'I have been writing to Lady Cantrip.'
'Not about Mr Tregear?'
'No;--not about Mr Tregear,' said the father with a mixture of
anger and solemnity in his tone. 'It is my desire to regard Mr
Tregear as though he did not exist.'
'That is not possible, papa.'
'I have alluded to the inconvenience of your position here.
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