' Then he went on to give a by no means good account of
the state of the patient. The doctor had declared him to be out of
immediate danger, and had set the broken bones. As tidings would
be sent on the next day she had better say nothing about the
accident to Lady Mary. This letter reached Matching on Tuesday and
made the position of Mrs Finn very disagreeable. She was bound to
carry herself as though nothing was amiss, knowing as she did so,
the condition of Mary's lover.
On the evening of the next day Lady Mary was more lively than
usual, though her liveliness was hardly of a happy nature. 'I
don't know what papa can expect. I've heard him say a hundred
times that to be in Parliament is the highest place a gentleman
can fill, and now Frank is in Parliament.' Mrs Finn looked at her
with beseeching eyes, as though begging her not to speak of
Tregear. 'And then think of their having that Lord Popplecourt
there! I shall always hate Lady Cantrip, for it was her place.
That she should have thought it possible! Lord Popplecourt! Such
a creature.
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