A Fair Fraud — page 34: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 23 told herself emphatically that there could not possibly be any impropriety in their proceed- ings. Yet at her heart of hearts she was still doubtful. ‘They must 400% horrid!’ she thought, for she had seen a few terrible-looking women ‘scorching’ along the high road in the valley, red in the face, breathless and dishevelled, wearing strange and horrible garments which it made her shudder even to remember. Surely, if these two ladies looked in the least like #hat—/ But they did not. Not in the very least. Marion was the first person to see the party come sailing up the avenue late on the after- noon of the following day. Two tall, slim- waisted, upright figures, that seemed to glide towards her with no apparent effort at all, accompanied by the more stalwart form of handsome Captain Drury. The two ladies had precisely that class of figure that looks best on wheels. They sat high on their bicycles, and looked graceful and elegant upon them. They were both dressed exactly alike, in neat, tight-fitting dark cloth costumes, with jaunty little white felt hats crowning their golden hair. As they approached, Marion felt bewildered. These girls must surely be sisters! Where was Mrs Lane? . GOMMGIOO oO C' Q)