"
"I hope it is nothing serious," said Frank, anxiously.
"I hope so too," said Lady Tyrrell, looking archly into his face,
which had not learnt such impenetrability as poor Lenore's.
"No; but really?" he said, in anxiety that would not be rallied
away.
"This is the way," said Lady Tyrrell. "Young gentlemen persuade
young ladies to do the most imprudent things--saunter about in the
cold after skating, and dawdle under trees, and then wonder when
they catch cold.--Do they do such things in your country, Mrs.
Tallboys, and expect the mammas and elder sisters to be gratified?"
"Mammas and elder sisters are at a discount with you, are not they?"
said Mrs. Duncombe.
"Our young women are sufficient to protect themselves without our
showing tacit distrust, and encumbering them with guardianship,"
returned the Professor.
"Mr. Charnock wishes we had reached that point," said Lady Tyrrell.
She had put him completely out of countenance. He had not supposed
her aware of his having been Lenore's companion, and was not certain
whether her sister had not after all confided in her, or if he
himself had not been an unconscious victim.
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