But just now she was a
little unhappy. Lizzie's visit had not been a success, and she looked
forward to her son's marriage with almost unmixed dismay. Mrs. Hittaway
had written daily, and in all Mrs. Hittaway's letters some addition was
made to the evil things already known. In her last letter Mrs. Hittaway
had expressed her opinion that even yet "Frederic" would escape. All this
Lady Fawn had, of course, not told to her daughters generally. To the
eldest, Augusta, it was thought expedient to say nothing, because Augusta
had been selected as the companion of the, alas, too probable future Lady
Fawn. But to Amelia something did leak out, and it became apparent that
the household was uneasy. Now, as an evil added to this, Frank Greystock
had been there in Lady Fawn's absence, walking about the grounds alone
with Lucy Morris. Lady Fawn could hardly restrain herself. "How could Lucy
be so very wrong?" she said, in the hearing both of Augusta and Amelia.
Lizzie Eustace did not hear this; but knowing very well that a governess
should not receive a lover in the absence of the lady of the house, she
made her little speech about it.
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