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‘the household had'been. (permitted to view the’ ceremons:
, and no other guests had been ‘asked. ee
At the request of. Blair himself,-an invitation. had been, oe!
- gent to Austin Ambrose, but the had declined. It. was,
_ therefore, with some. surprise, that: Blair, as he retur ned
- from the altar with his wife—his: wife—upon his arm, saw: .
Austin Ambrose’s tall, thin: figure: standing near the door.
The sight: of him gave Blair.a sudden chill; for it. recalled. —
that-other church in sleepy Sefton,’ and. ‘that other. bride. .
“whom he had_ lost forever, but. whose.image.was still-en- |
shrined in his heart; but: ‘he summoned Up a. smile, and
nee out his hand. Wd:
** You have come after all, “then?” he. ‘said. nar oe
Yes,” said Austin Ambrose, with: his calm. smile: : “ut
a 4 found that. I could not keep away, and so ventur ed to. lool
— in, just to see the ceremony.’
Then he turned to Violet Graham, who, rather. pale
now, shad .stood silently regarding him.,
WILD | MARGARET. fl me Los
-“*One inducement, Lady Leyton,” he said, his eyes loolk- -
ing. over her head and carefully avoiding hers, ‘“one i irre-
-gistible inducement was my desire to’ be among the first to
- wish your ladyship the happiness and joy you 80 well de-
ser ve!”? and he held out his hand.
_. Lady, Leyton’s face grew even paler.as she gave him her. :
“hand, ‘but as he-grasped hers a ‘shudder ran through her,
and her eyes sought his face with a quick glance of alarm,
for his hand was so cold that it. str uck like an. icicle, even
rt through her glove. :
-And yet what could harm her? Was. she not Blair's
wife’ s, the Viscountess. Leyton, the future Countess. of
Ferrers? singe ab tee aye beysas 2a
, Bo, with : a smile, she passed on.
vols . CHAPTER XXYV. Poe
| Cnnismas had gone ‘and there’ was ‘a vague ‘suggestion
so of spring in the air; but it’ was cold still, and a huge ‘fire
~. burned in the gr eat drawing-room’ of: Leyton: Court.) It
was after dinner, and the room; though by no means full,
‘contained a fair number of: “people | ‘representing.a: small :
house party which-had-been spending. the Christmas with
_ the new earl; forthe old earl had died.a week after Blair. _
and Violet: Graham’s : wedding, and Blair reigns ‘in his
stead. Not only:is he in possession ‘of the old title and the
~ Lord: Blair: with bated breath, murmuring, “Tueky beg:
OO Ne,
estates and the large.sum of: money bequeathed: by theold =~ o
earl, but he -has.: married: one ‘of. the wealthiest young ;
-- Women in. England, and consequently the world ‘speaks: of