Three days ago I had business on the Welsh side ofthe border, with David Evans - I dare say you know him, sir? I know him by sight. So MissGreysteel was able to enjoy a tète-a-tête with Strange for the rest of theevening. The Scotchare often very able, very canny in business. Another human being.
He had themisfortune, poor fellow, to own some land which a gentleman in the valleytook a fancy to and when Wyvern would not sel He had taken a road in his youth, but theroad did not lead where he had supposed; he was going home, but home hadbecome something monstrous. But this Christmas visit would restoreall their old intimacy. Not knowing what else toattribute it to, she supposed it must be because there were so many mirrors inthe room.
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