ABSTRACT

Lord Colambre had waited with great impatience for an answer to the letter of inquiry which he had written about miss Nugent’s mother. A letter from lady Clonbrony arrived: he opened it with the / greatest eagerness - passed over ‘Rheumatism - warm weather - warm bath - Buxton balls - miss Broadhurst - your friend, sir Arthur Berryl, very assiduous!’ The name of Grace Nugent he found at last, and read as follows: -