[One of Our Conquerors by George Meredith]@TWC D-Link bookOne of Our Conquerors CHAPTER XXIV 11/33
Nataly read him to mean, possible dangers among the people at Wrensham.
She had seemed hesitating.
After meeting Victor's look, her refusal was firm.
She tried to make it one of distress for the use of the hard word to her own dear girl.
Nesta spied beneath. But what was it? There was a reason for her going! She had a right to stay, and see and talk with Captain Dartrey, and she was to be deported! So now she set herself to remember little incidents at Creckholt: particularly a conversation in a very young girl's hearing, upon Sir Humphrey and Lady Pottil's behaviour to the speakers, her parents.
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