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     'She doesn't seem to have offended you��' said Henry。 

     'She��' the nurse repeated in amazement'she offend me�拭�I like her in 

her tantrums�察�it reminds me of her when she was a baby。 Lord bless you� �

when I go to bid her good´night�察�she'll give me a big kiss�察�poor dearand 

say�察�Nurse�察�I didn't mean it� �About this money�察�Master Henry�拭                    �If I was 

younger I should spend it in dress and jewellery。              But I'm too old for that。 

What shall I do with my legacy when I have got it��' 

     'Put it out at   interest��' Henry suggested。         'Get so   much a year for   it�察�

you know。'      'How much shall I get��' the nurse asked。 

     'If you put your hundred pounds into the Funds�察�you will get between 

three and four pounds a year。' 

     The    nurse   shook    her   head。   'Three    or   four  pounds     a  year�拭  �That 

won't do� �I want more than that。           Look here�察�Master Henry。           I don't care 

about this bit   of moneyI never   did like the   man who has   left it to   me�察�

though he was your brother。            If I lost it all to´morrow�察�I shouldn't break 

my heart�察�I'm well enough off�察�as it is�察�for the rest of my days。 They say 

you're a speculator。       Put me in for a good thing�察�there's a dear�           �Neck´or´ 

nothingand that for the   Funds��' She snapped her   fingers to express   her 

contempt for security of investment at three per cent。 

     Henry     produced     the   prospectus     of   the  Venetian     Hotel   Company。 

'You're   a   funny   old   woman��'   he   said。   'There�察  �you   dashing   speculator 

there is   neck´or´nothing   for you�        �You   must keep   it   a secret   from  Miss 

Agnes�察�mind。        I'm not at all sure that she would approve of my helping 

you to this investment。' 

     The   nurse   took   out   her   spectacles。   'Six   per   cent。  guaranteed��'   she 

read�察�'and the Directors have every reason to believe that ten per cent。�察�or 

more�察�will be ultimately realised to the shareholders by the hotel。' 'Put me 



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into    that�察 �Master    Henry�    �And�察    �wherever     you   go�察 �for   Heaven's    sake 

recommend the hotel to your friends��' 

     So the nurse�察�following Henry's mercenary example�察�had her pecuniary 

interest�察�too�察�in the house in which Lord Montbarry had died。 

     Three days passed before Henry was able to visit Agnes again。 In that 

time�察   �the  little  cloud   between    them    had   entirely   passed   away。    Agnes 

received   him   with   even   more   than   her   customary   kindness。   She   was   in 

better spirits than usual。       Her letter to Mrs。 Stephen Westwick had been 

answered by return of post�察�and her proposal had been joyfully accepted�察�

with one modification。         She was to visit the Westwicks for a monthand�察�

if she really liked teaching the children�察�she was then to be governess�察�aunt�察�

and cousin�察�all in one and was only to go away in an event which her 

friends in Ireland persisted in contemplating�察�the event of her marriage。 

     'You see I was right��' she said to Henry。 

     He was still incredulous。        'Are you really going��' he asked。 

     'I am going next week。' 

     'When shall I see you again��' 

     'You know you are always welcome at your brother's house。 You can 

see me when you like。'          She held out her hand。        'Pardon me for leaving 

youI am beginning to pack up already。' 

     Henry tried to kiss her at parting。        She drew back directly。 

     'Why not�拭     �I am your cousin��' he said。 

     'I don't like it��' she answered。 

     Henry   looked   at   her�察  �and   submitted。    Her   refusal   to   grant   him   his 

privilege     as  a  cousin    was   a   good   signit   was    indirectly   an   act  of 

encouragement to him in the character of her lover。 

     On the   first   day  in   the new  week�察�Agnes left   London on   her   way  to 

Ireland。 As   the  event   proved�察  �this   was   not destined to   be the  end   of   her 

journey。 The way to Ireland was only the first stage on a roundabout road 

the road that led to the palace at Venice。 



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                             CHAPTER XIII 



       In the spring of the year 1861�察�Agnes was established at the country´ 

seat   of   her   two   friendsnow   promoted   ��on   the   death   of   the   first   lord�察�

without offspring�� to be the new Lord and Lady Montbarry。 The old nurse 

was not separated from her mistress。             A place�察�suited to her time of life�察�

had been found for her in the pleasant Irish household。               She was perfectly 

happy in her new sphere�察�and she spent her first half´year's dividend from 

the Venice Hotel Company�察�with characteristic prodigality�察�in presents for 

the children。 

     Early   in   the  year�察  �also�察 �the  Directors    of   the  life  insurance    offices 

submitted       to   circumstances�察      �and    paid    the   ten    thousand      pounds。 

Immediately afterwards�察�the widow of the first Lord Montbarry ��otherwise�察�

the   dowager   Lady   Montbarry��   left   England�察  �with   Baron   Rivar�察  �for   the 

United     States。    The    Baron's    object    was   announced�察     �in  the   scientific 

columns   of   the   newspapers�察  �to   be   investigation   into   the   present   state   of 

experimental chemistry in the great American republic。 His sister informed 

inquiring     friends    that  she   accompanied       him�察  �in   the  hope    of  finding 

consolation in change of scene after the bereavement that had fallen on her。 

Hearing      this  news    from   Henry     Westwick      ��then   paying    a  visit  at  his 

brother's house���察�Agnes was conscious of a certain sense of relief。                   'With 

the Atlantic   between   us��'   she   said�察  �'surely   I   have   done   with   that   terrible 

woman now��' 

     Barely  a   week   passed   after   those   words   had   been   spoken�察  �before   an 

event happened which reminded Agnes of 'the terrible woman' once more。 

     On that day�察�Henry's engagements had obliged him to return to London。 

He had ventured�察�on the morning of his departure�察�to press his suit once 

more   on   Agnes�察  �and   the   children�察  �as   he   had   anticipated�察  �proved   to   be 

innocent obstacles in   the way  of   his success。  On the other   hand�察 �he had 

privately secured a firm ally in his sister´in´law。 'Have a little patience��' the 

new Lady Montbarry had said�察�'and leave me to turn the influence of the 

children in the right direction。         If they can persuade her to listen to you 



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they shall��' 

     The   two   ladies   had   accompanied   Henry�察  �and   some   other   guests   who 

went   away   at   the   same   time�察  �to   the   railway   station�察  �and   had   just   driven 

back to the house�察�when the servant announced that 'a person of the name 

of Rolland was waiting to see her ladyship。' 

     'Is it a woman��' 

     'Yes�察�my lady。' 

     Young Lady Montbarry turned to Agnes。 

     'This is the very person��' she said�察�'whom your lawyer thought likely to 

help him�察�when he was trying to trace the lost courier。' 

     'You   don't   mean   the  English   maid   who   was   with   Lady  Montbarry  at 

Venice��' 

     'My dear� �don't speak of Montbarry's horrid widow by the name which 

is my name now。          Stephen and I have arranged to call her by her foreign 

title�察  �before   she   was   married。   I   am   ;La

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