A rumour has reached me that Mr. Greystock is--paying more
attention than he ought to do to Lady Eustace."
"His own cousin!"
"But people marry their cousins, Lucy."
"To whom he has always been just like a brother! I do think that is the
cruellest thing. Because he sacrifices his time and his money and all his
holidays to go and look after her affairs, this is to be said of him! She
hasn't another human being to took after her, and therefore he is obliged
to do it. Of course he has told me all about it. I do think, Lady Fawn, I
do think that is the greatest shame I ever heard."
"But if it should be true----"
"It isn't true."
"But just for the sake of showing you, Lucy----; if it was lo be true."
"It won't be true."
"Surely I may speak to you as your friend, Lucy. You needn't be so abrupt
with me. Will you listen to me, Lucy?"
"Of course I will listen; only nothing that anybody on earth could say
about that would make me believe a word of it."
"Very well! Now just let me go on. If it were to be so----"
"Oh-h, Lady Fawn!"
"Don't be foolish, Lucy. I will say what I've got to say. If--if--. Let me
see.
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