[Penny Plain by Anna Buchan (writing as O. Douglas)]@TWC D-Link book
Penny Plain

CHAPTER XVIII
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At Bidborough, I'm told, there's bedrooms to 'old a regiment, and the same at Mintern Abbas, but I've never been there yet.

It was all the talk in the servants' 'all at Champertoun 'oo would be Lady Bidborough.

There were several likely young ladies there, but 'e didn't seem partial to any of them." "Whaur's he awa to the noo ?" "Back to London for a bit, I 'eard, and later on we're joining 'im at Bidborough.

Beller, I was thinking to myself when they were h'all talking, what if Lady B.should be a Priorsford lady?
His lordship did seem h'attentive in at The Rigs.

Wouldn't it be a fine thing for Miss Jean ?" Miss Bathgate suddenly had a recollection of Jean as she had seen her pass that morning--a wistful face under a shabby hat.
"Hut," she said, tossing her head and lying glibly.


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