A Fair Fraud — page 195: what you’re looking at

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184 A Fair Fraud Presently the gentlemen, having finished breakfast, defiled into the hall, where guns were taken out and cartridge bags filled, and active preparations made for an immediate start. Following timidly into the hall, Marion stood watching the animated scene. Keepers and dogs outside in the porch made raids into the house, men-servants hurried from one sportsman to the other, whilst Mr Drury and Kenneth gave orders and superintended. All was bustle and pleasant confusion. Suddenly Marion found Mr Naylor at her side. He was lighting his pipe, and between the puffs of his efforts he inquired of her casually, ‘What happened last night ?’ ‘Last night?’ She grew pale, and then crimson, but their thoughts were at cross- purposes, for he added immediately,— ‘Yes, when you summoned Kenneth away to meet Miss Lane.’ ‘“You—you know that?’ she exclaimed in amazement. ‘How on earth—?’ ‘I saw you waiting in the hall for him, and I saw him hurry off to the morning-room.’ ‘What eyes you have got!’ He turned them laughingly upon her. ‘It is my trade to have sharp eyes, you see! and sharp wits too. Who was right, eh? Did I not tell you the lady would change her © mind? I suppose she has done so. Her GOMMGIOO <S (GO) uu