"They know I shall be at home to nobody else now," said Lady Eustace.
But Frank Greystock had hardly regained his self-possession when Miss
Macnulty hurried into the room, and, with a look almost of horror,
declared that Lady Linlithgow was in the parlour.
CHAPTER VI
LADY LINLITHGOW'S MISSION
"Lady Linlithgow," said Frank Greystock, holding up both his hands.
"Yes, indeed," said Miss Macnulty. "I did not speak to her, but I saw her.
She has sent her ---- love to Lady Eustace, and begs that she will see
her."
Lady Eustace had been so surprised by the announcement that hitherto she
had not spoken a word. The quarrel between her and her aunt had been of
such a nature that it had seemed to be impossible that the old countess
should come to Mount Street. Lizzie had certainly behaved very badly to
her aunt--about as badly as a young woman could behave to an old woman.
She had accepted bread, and shelter, and the very clothes on her back from
her aunt's bounty, and had rejected even the hand of her benefactress the
first moment that she had bread, and shelter, and clothes of her own. And
here was Lady Linlithgow down-stairs in the parlour, and sending up her
love to her niece! "I won't see her," said Lizzie.
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