At the present moment she
would do all that he desired as far as it was in her power. She
was anxious that he should marry Lady Mary Palliser, though so
anxious also that something of his love should remain with
herself! She was quite willing to convey that message,--if it
might be done without offence to the Duke. She was there with the
object of ingratiating herself with the Duke. She must not impede
her favour with the Duke by making herself the medium of any
secret communications between Mary and her lover.
But how should she serve Tregear without risk of offending the
Duke? She read the letter again and again, and thinking it to be
a good letter she determined to show it to the Duke.
'Mr Tregear has got in at Polpenno,' she said on the day on which
she and the Duke had received the letters.
'So I hear from Silverbridge.'
'It will be a good thing for him I suppose.'
'I do not know,' said the Duke coldly.
'He is my cousin, and I have always been interested in his
welfare.'
'That is natural.'
'And a seat in Parliament will give him something to do.
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