Camperdown, and to her brother. Her brother had almost quarrelled with
her, but still she continued to communicate her facts.
At this period Frank Greystock was certainly somewhat unreasonable in
reference to his cousin. At one time, as the reader will remember, he had
thought of asking her to be his wife--because she was rich; but even then
he had not thought well of her, had hardly believed her to be honest, and
had rejoiced when he found that circumstances rather than his own judgment
had rescued him from that evil. He had professed to be delighted when Lord
Fawn was accepted--as being happy to think that his somewhat dangerous
cousin was provided with so safe a husband; and, when he had first heard
of the necklace, he had expressed an opinion that of course it would be
given up. In all this then he had shown no strong loyalty to his cousin,
no very dear friendship, nothing to make those who knew him feel that he
would buckle on armour in her cause. But of late--and that, too, since his
engagement with Lucy--he had stood up very stoutly as her friend, and the
armour was being buckled on. He had not scrupled to say that he meant to
see her through this business with Lord Fawn, and had somewhat astonished
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