And Haddington was too entirely contented with himself to be other than happy.
Eugene's wedding was fixed for the Easter recess, and among the party gathered for the occasion at Millstead were most of those who had been his guests in the previous summer.

The Haddingtons were not there--Kate retorted Claudia's evasion; and of course Stafford's figure was missing; but the Territon brothers were there, and Morewood and Ayre, the former bringing with him the completed picture, which was Rickmansworth's present to his sister.

The party was to be enlarged the day before, the wedding by a large company of relations of both their houses.
The evening before this invasion was expected, Eugene came down to dinner looking rather perturbed.

He was a little silent during the meal, and when the ladies withdrew, he turned at once to Ayre: "I have heard from Stafford." "Ah! what does he say ?" "He has joined the Church of Rome." "I thought he would." Morewood grunted angrily.
"Did you tell him to ?" he asked Ayre.
"No; I think I referred to it." "Do you suppose he's honest ?" Morewood went on.
"Why not ?" asked Eugene.

"I could never make out why he didn't go before.