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_ Was" in full swing, and Mrs.° Hale’s anxiety was over,
“grandma; I have seen Lord Leyton.”?
‘The old Jady almost jumped. .
~ “Seen Lord Leyton, Madge?”
- Margaret nodded. Le
_ “Yes; he came into the gallery ——”
The old lady broke in with a ‘groan.
‘Margaret, no good will come of your going to the
— picture gallery! Mark my words! It isn’t—isn’t proper
and right like! And you've seen him. Did he speak to
you ‘
oa “Very much,” said Margaret, smiling, but pensively.
“He asked me if I weren’t going in to dinner with him?”
“You don’t say so!’ exclaimed Mrs. Hale, lifting her
hands, “ Took you for alady! Dear, now!’
. Yes; isn’t it strange?’ said Margaret, with great
rony..
‘*'Well—I don’t know that,”’ said the old lady, eying
the graceful figure and lovely, refined face.. ‘‘ But, Mar-
fare 7? \
. “i toy lh grandma?” said Margaret, as the old lady hesi-
_ bated,
ful Iwas going to say that—that—you must be care-
“Careful? What of?” said Margaret smiling. — “ Does
Lord Blair bite, as well as the earl? What am I to be
- Careful of, grandma?”
The old lady frowned.
-My dear, ‘it isn’t right and proper that you and Lord
_ Blair ‘should be on speaking terms,’’ she said at last.
. ““He’s the earl’s nephew, and--and you are only my
- Sranddaughter, you know,” . .
~ “ Which Iam quite content to be,” said Margaret, busily
engaged with her paint box. ‘But Idon’t see that I have
done anything very wicked, grandma. I. couldn’t very
- Well refuse to answer him when he spoke.” .
“No, no, certainly not,” said the old lady; “ but if he
Speaks again—but there, it isn’t likely you'll see him
Again. He is only going to stop the night, and you're not
"likely to meet him again, that’s one comfort.”’
ac uet is indeed,” said Margaret, with a laugh. ‘‘ Espe-
Cially as he is the gentleman whom I saw fighting in the
village, and whom I called a savage.”? cee
You—you called him a savage!’ gasped Mrs. Hale. .
“ My dear Margaret, is it: possible?” ;
., £6 is only. too possible and certain,” - said Margaret
lightly, “and his lordship remembered it, too. _ However,
- 4s he asked me to forgive him, I suppose he: has forgiven
me; and if he has not I don’t care. He was like a savage,
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