"We must all remember that he is her cousin," said Augusta,
"His relationship to Lady Eustace cannot justify ungentlemanlike
impertinence to me," said Lord Fawn. "He has dared to use words to me
which would make it necessary that I should call him out, only--"
"Frederic, you shall do nothing of the kind," said Lady Fawn, jumping up
from her chair.
"Oh, Frederic, pray, pray don't," said Augusta, springing on to her
brother's shoulder.
"I am sure Frederic does not mean that," said Amelia.
"Only that nobody does call anybody out now," added the pacific lord. "But
nothing on earth shall ever induce me to speak again to a man who is so
little like a gentleman." Lydia now held Lucy's hand still tighter, as
though to prevent her rising. "He has never forgiven me," continued Lord
Fawn, "because he was so ridiculously wrong about the Sawab."
"I am sure that had nothing to do with it," said Lucy.
"Miss Morris, I shall venture to hold my own opinion," said Lord Fawn.
"And I shall hold mine," said Lucy bravely. "The Sawab of Mygawb had
nothing to do with what Mr. Greystock may have said or done about his
cousin.
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