A Fair Fraud — page 243: what you’re looking at

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~™*»> 232 A Fair Fraud blood! Do you suppose I can believe now in all their rigmaroles about the aristocratic society? and the castles on the Rhine where they stopped? and the Duke’s houses in Scot- land where Hester was so much admired and had so many offers of marriage? Ugh! it makes me downright sick to think how we have been deceived in them!’ It was all so true that Marion could find no answer, she only sat on, miserable and silent, and thought what a bad business it was altogether. Then her aunt broke out anew, ‘What we've got to do now, is to turn these wretched women out of the house as quickly as possible. We must get rid of them at once. How is it to be done?’ ‘They are sure to go away, aunt,’ said Marion, soothingly; ‘they are in their rooms now, I believe, and it’s ten chances to one that they are packing up.’ ‘Well, Iam not going to leave it to chance, my dear; they must be distinctly fo/d to go. And who is to tell them, I want to know? As to me, I flatly refuse to speak to either of them again. I won't see them myself. Some- body else will have to make it clear to them. Ah! here comes your uncle!’ She got up and waddled her quickest across the landing to meet. him. For some moments the husband and wife 16) 9} 6)