"
"Then she shall go on with it," said Sir Griffin. "I'm not going to be
made a fool of in that way. She shall go on with it, and the first thing I
mean to tell her as my wife is, that she shall never see that woman again.
If she thinks she's going to be master, she's very much mistaken." Sir
Griffin, as he said this, showed his teeth, and declared his purpose to be
masterful by his features as well as by his words; but Lady Eustace was
nevertheless of opinion that when the two came to an absolute struggle for
mastery, the lady would get the better of it.
Lizzie never told Miss Roanoke of her want of success, or even of the
effort she had made; nor did the unhappy young woman come to her for any
reply. The preparations went on, and it was quite understood that on this
peculiar occasion Mrs. Carbuncle intended to treat her friends with
profuse hospitality. She proposed to give a breakfast; and as the house in
Hertford Street was very small, rooms had been taken at a hotel in
Albemarle Street. Thither as the day of the marriage drew near, all the
presents were taken--so that they might be viewed by the guests, with the
names of the donors attached to them.
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