The name of Admiral Greystock, as having
been the father of his mistress, had indeed reached his ears, but Andy
Gowran was a suspicious man and felt no confidence even in an admiral--in
regard to whom he heard nothing of his having, or having had, a wife.
"It's my fer-rm opeenion she's jist naebody--and waur," he had said more
than once to his own wife, nodding his head with great emphasis at the
last word. He was very anxious, therefore, to see "her leddyship's"
cousin. Mr. Gowran thought that he knew a gentleman when he saw one. He
thought, also, that he knew a lady, and that he didn't see one when he was
engaged with his mistress. Cousin, indeed! "For the matter o' that, ony
man that comes the way may be ca'ed a coosin." So Mr. Gowran was on the
grand sweep before the garden gate and took the pony from Frank's hand.
"Is Lady Eustace at home?" Frank asked. Mr. Gowran perceived that Frank
was a gentleman, and was disappointed. And Frank didn't come as a man
comes who calls himself by a false name, and pretends to be an honest
cousin, when in fact he is something--oh, ever so wicked! Mr. Gowran, who
was a stern moralist, was certainly disappointed at Frank's appearance.
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