MrsBoltonwasforamomentbreathless，flabbergasted。Thenshedidn’tbelieveit：shesawinitaruse。Yetdoctorscoulddosuchthingsnowadays。
Theymightsortofgraftseed。
`Well，myLady，Ionlyhopeandprayyoumay。Itwouldbelovelyforyou：andforeverybody。Myword，achildinWragby，whatadifferenceitwouldmake!’
`Wouldn’tit!’saidConnie。
AndshechosethreeR。A。picturesofsixtyyearsago，tosendtotheDuchessofShortlandsforthatlady’snextcharitablebazaar。Shewascalled`thebazaarduchess’，andshealwaysaskedallthecountytosendthingsforhertosell。ShewouldbedelightedwiththreeframedR。A。s。Shemightevencall，onthestrengthofthem。HowfuriousCliffordwaswhenshecalled!