29/35 For all I know, she may be still with my aunt, and Horace may have found her there when he entered the room." "What can Lady Janet have to say to her ?" Mercy asked, eagerly. When you found me in the dining-room I was considering that very question. I cannot imagine that any neutral ground can exist on which it is possible for Lady Janet and this woman to meet. In her present frame of mind she will in all probability insult Lady Janet before she has been five minutes in the room. I own I am completely puzzled. |