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'Yes--a nobleman of this neighbourhood. But he don't do so much at yachting as he used to in his younger days. I believe he's aboard this morning, however.' Ethelberta now became more absorbed than ever in their ocean comrade, and watched its motions continually. The schooner was considerably in advance of them by this time, and seemed to be getting by degrees out of their course. She wondered if Lord Mountclere could be really going to Cherbourg: if so, why had he said nothing about the trip to her when she spoke of her own approaching voyage thither? The yacht changed its character in her eyes; losing the indefinite interest of the unknown, it acquired the charm of a riddle on motives, of which the alternatives were, had Lord Mountclere's journey anything to do with her own, or had it not? Common probability pointed to the latter supposition; but the time of starting, the course of the yacht, and recollections of Lord Mountclere's homage, suggested the more extraordinary possibility. She went across to Cornelia. 'The man who handed us on board-- didn't I see him speaking to you this morning?' she said. 'O yes,' said Cornelia. 'He asked if my mistress was the popular Mrs. Petherwin? 'And you told him, I suppose?yilai: skechers mbt shoes clearance louis vuitton outlet jordan heels for women |On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Publishedabmbok |
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