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EYES.
per/ said Mr. Swancourt, chuckling in undertones.
And
he will come and see me, and find
the authoress as contemptible in speech as
she has been rude in manner. I do heartily
wish I had never written a word to him.'
Never mind,' said
'
also laughing in
make
Mrs.
Swancourt,
low quiet jerks
'
the meeting such a comical
and
afford splendid by-play for
and
myself.
it
will
affair,
your father
The idea of our running our
heads against Harry Knight
all
the time
I cannot get over that.'
The
vicar
had immediately recognised
the name, as that of Stephen Smith's pre-
ceptor and friend
but having ceased to
made no
concern himself in the matter, he
remark
to that effect, consistently forbear-
ing to allude to anything which could restore
recollection
of their
agreeable
mistakes with
Stephen's
lineage
and
(to
him)
dis-
regard to poor position.
had of course perceived the same
Elfride thing,
