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"How do they suit Lena?"
"She likes them. Lady Susan was a great help to her in London, and
she feels the comfort of their honesty. They brought her to church
with them one or two mornings, but it knocked her up to walk so
early. Insensibly, I think they do Lady Tyrrell's work in shutting
her up from any of us."
"Spite of croquet, which seems perpetual."
"Chronic and sporadic parties make it so. There are few days
without that or something else. Cricket or the band at the
barracks."
"People say the neighbourhood has never been so gay since Camilla
Vivian's marriage. I sometimes wonder whether anything can be going
to happen," said Jenny with a sigh, not guessing at what Julius was
thinking of; then changing her tone: "Surely Herbert does not go to
it all, and leave you alone? O, Julius! you should not let him."
"Never mind, Jenny, there's no more work now in the holidays than I
am sufficient for; and for him, it is quite as guileless play as
ever he had twenty years ago. It will soon be over, or I should
take it more seriously.


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