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The Eustace Diamonds

CHAPTER IX
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Orlando will find out all about it." Orlando was the Christian name of Mrs.Hittaway's husband.

"Mr.Camperdown, I have no doubt, knows all the ins and outs of her story.

The long and the short of it is this, mamma, that I've heard quite enough about Lady Eustace to feel certain that Frederic would live to repent it." "But what can we do ?" said Lady Fawn.
"Break it off," said Mrs.Hittaway.
Her daughter's violence of speech had a most depressing effect upon poor Lady Fawn.

As has been said, she did believe in Mrs.Hittaway.
She knew that Mrs.Hittaway was conversant with the things of the world, and heard tidings daily which never found their way down to Fawn Court.

And yet her son went about quite as much as did her daughter.


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