"She must be very weary," said Frank.
"I supposed though that nothing would ever really tire Lady Eustace," said
Miss Macnulty. "When she is excited nothing will tire her. Perhaps the
journey has been dull."
"Exceedingly dull!" said Frank, as he helped himself to the collops which
the Portray cook had prepared for his supper.
Miss Macnulty was very attentive to him and had many questions to ask.
About the necklace she hardly dared to speak, merely observing how sad it
was that all those precious diamonds should have been lost forever. "Very
sad indeed," said Frank with his mouth full. She then went on to the
marriage--the marriage that was no marriage. Was not that very dreadful?
Was it true that Miss Roanoke was really--out of her mind? Frank
acknowledged that it was dreadful, but thought that the marriage had it
been completed would have been more so. As for the young lady, he knew
only that she had been taken somewhere out of the way. Sir Griffin, he had
been told, had gone to Japan.
"To Japan!" said Miss Macnulty, really interested. Had Sir Griffin gone no
farther than Boulogne her pleasure in the news would certainly have been
much less.
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