thesettlentoflonelalbertineallothertopiatioainedfrohelonelsservant;butevennoftheetissulate.theservant,aster,exceptthatheanoneyandsuffitluggage.sylvia,r.rodneylookeddoubtful,andavoidedanydefiniteopinionuntilhehadhadthea

“noan,“iyservant,yluggage.bepleasedtokehitho.ishallselfuprobablytilltheevening;andii,”headded,givingsylviahiscard,“youitanythingthatarriveshereaddressedtolonelalbert.”

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“iers,”saidsylvia,afteralittlehesitation,“instergenerally;butidaresay,”sheadroitlyadded,“hehasnyacquaintanooyou,sir.”

sylviatookarapidglahatitentofit.

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“ingyoungn”thoughtsylvia,pressingotionherhundredpoundnote.

“andifan,“ishouldhaveobjetobeingsuch.”

aoing,outofanjuedbriskly,and,ks.hean,apparentlyhaeiddleheight,fair,andhighbred.hisdressethingofafnhe.

“notverylikely,”repliedtheyoulen;“foriafner,andonlyarrivedinenglandthising;”thoughhespokeenglishhouttheslightestat.

sylvialookedalittleperplexed;buthentinued:“itisquitejustthatyoushouldreferenybanker,butheisalsttoogreatanforsuhisbreastpocket,andtakingoutofitanote,ayassureyouthatyourrentwillbepaid.”

“thatisreallyunneandsfroethatentirenfidenceyself.”

“therooe,”hesaid,“andihavenodoubtthepriisajustone;”andhebo,andoodhherprettyhandsitypocketsofherprettyapron.

“ialadtohearthat,”saidsylvia.“before,excepttoayearlytenant.”