I wonder whether she will ask me often to Rivenoak?
Do you know whether she means to ?" When she came down after dressing for dinner, Constance found Miss Tomalin in the dining-room, standing before her great-aunt's portrait.
"Surely that isn't--_can_ that be Lady Ogram ?" exclaimed the girl.
"Yes; more than fifty years ago." "Do you know, I think she was rather like _me_!" Constance smiled, and said that there was certainly a family resemblance.

It appeared more strongly in the girl's face attired as she now was, her neck at liberty from the white linen collar, and her features cast into relief by a dress of dark material.

Having felt a little apprehensive about the young lady's evening garb, Constance was surprised to find that it erred, if anything, on the side of simplicity.

Though, for several reasons, not at all predisposed to like Miss Tomalin, she began to feel her prejudice waning, and by the end of dinner they were conversing in a very friendly tone.

May chatted of her friends at Northampton, and several times mentioned a Mr.Yabsley, whom it was evident she held in much esteem.