Mind you come and see me at Fawn Court.

I count so much on your friendship and assistance." Of course she was expected at Richmond,--although throughout the morning Lady Fawn had entertained almost a hope that she wouldn't come.

"He was only lukewarm in defending her," Mrs.Hittaway had said in her letter, "and I still think that there may be an escape." Not even a note had come from Lord Fawn himself,--nor from Lady Eustace.
Possibly something violent might have been done, and Lady Eustace would not appear.

But Lady Eustace did appear,--and, after a fashion, was made welcome at Fawn Court.
The Fawn ladies were not good hypocrites.

Lady Fawn had said almost nothing to her daughters of her visit to Mount Street, but Augusta had heard the discussion in Mrs.Hittaway's drawing-room as to the character of the future bride.