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The Patrician

CHAPTER VIII
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She trusted those intuitions, and letting her eyes conspire with his over Ann's brown hair, she said: "Anything to do with Mrs.N----- ?" Seeing "Yes" in his eyes, she added quickly: "And M----- ?" Courtier nodded.
"I thought that was coming.

Let them babble! Who cares ?" She caught an approving glance, and the word, "Good!" But the car had drawn up at Bucklandbury Station.
The little grey figure of Lady Casterley, coming out of the station doorway, showed but slight sign of her long travel.

She stopped to take the car in, from chauffeur to Courtier.
"Well, Frith!--Mr.Courtier, is it?
I know your book, and I don't approve of you; you're a dangerous man--How do you do?
I must have those two bags.

The cart can bring the rest....

Randle, get up in front, and don't get dusty.


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