Lady Eustace carried her message to the astonished and indignant
bridesmaids, and succeeded in sending them back to their respective homes.
Richard, glorious in new livery, forgetting that his flowers were still on
his breast, ready dressed to attend the bride's carriage, went with his
sad message, first to the church and then to the banqueting-hall in
Albemarle Street.
"Not any wedding?" said the head-waiter at the hotel. "I knew they was
folks as would have a screw loose somewheres. There's lots to stand for
the bill, anyways," he added, as he remembered all the tribute.
CHAPTER LXX
ALAS!
No attempt was made to send other messages from Hertford Street than those
which were taken to the church and to the hotel. Sir Griffin and Lord
George went together to the church in a brougham, and on the way the best
man rather ridiculed the change in life which he supposed that his friend
was about to make.
"I don't in the least know how you mean to get along," said Lord George.
"Much as other men do, I suppose."
"But you're always sparring, already."
"It's that old woman that you're so fond of," said Sir Griffin.
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