The Man in Possession — page 121: what you’re looking at

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116 THE MAN IN POSSESSION. were present. Beauty I know he would desire, and sometimes I have trembled over the difficulties of such a combination. Itis a singular piece of good fortune, therefore, that our choice should be mutual.”’ ‘‘It certainly is,” said Kate quietly. ‘‘I suppose Miss Cissy Danvers is the young lady who is so fortunate as to please Sir Wilfred? ” ‘‘Oh, dear, no,” exclaimed Lady Jocelyn in sur- prise. ‘‘He has never thought of her seriously. Never, I assure you. She is very amusing and... and piquante, and all that, but she is not at all the sort of girl my son would choose for a wife—not at all,” ‘TI really thought hecared about her,” said Kate, not a little embarrassed by the meaning glance with which Lady Jocelyn emphasised that personal pro- noun. ‘‘ You are quite mistaken then, my dear. I suppose I must not say more at present, for Wilfred will plead his cause in his own way, and—besides, I am keeping you from your beauty-sleep. We all havea busy day before us to-morrow,’ she added with a sigh. ‘‘ By the way, Kate, I haven’t told you of a little surprise I have in store for the people. I heard from Mr. Rivers (who has really been of the greatest service to me throughout) that there is a celebrated thought-reader or wizard, or something of that sort in London who has been making quite a sensation there, and he offered to engage him for the evening if I wished. Now if there is one thing people seem to enjoy, it is being told by some mysterious outsider everything in their lives that they are already perfectly well ac- COMicloe (Sri C(O)