`Yes,mum,’saidshe,quietly,asshewentonarrangingmyhair。
`Doyoubelievethem,Rachel?’Iasked,afterashortpause。
`No,miss,notall,Youknowwhenalotofservantsgetstogether,theyliketotalkabouttheirbetters:andsome,forabitofswagger,likestomakeitappearasthoughtheyknewmorethantheydo,andtothrowouthintsandthings,justtoastonishtheothers。ButIthink,ifIwasyou,MissHelen,I’dlookverywellbeforeIleaped。Idobelieveayoungladycan’tbetoocarefulwhoshemarries。’
`Ofcoursenot,’saidI——`butbequick,willyou,Rachel?Iwanttobedressed。’
Andindeed,Iwasanxioustoberidofthegoodwoman,forIwasinsuchamelancholyframeIcouldhardlykeepthetearsoutofmyeyeswhileshedressedme。ItwasnotforLordLowborough——itwasnotforAnnabella——itwasnotformyself——itwasforArthurHuntingdonthattheyrose。
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