"
"And your sister is with her?"
"Ethel is always with her."
"I hope you will send her my very best remembrances," said the Colonel.
"I'll open the letter, and add 'em in a postscript," said Barnes.
"Confounded liar?" cried the Colonel, mentioning the circumstance to me
afterwards, "why does not somebody pitch him out of the bow-window?"
If we were in the secret of Sir Barnes Newcome's correspondence, and
could but peep into that particular letter to his grandmother, I dare say
we should read that he had seen the Colonel, who was very anxious about
his darling youth's suit, but, pursuant to Lady Kew's desire, Barnes had
stoutly maintained that her ladyship was still in the North, enjoying the
genial hospitality of Lord Wallsend. That of course he should say nothing
to Ethel, except with Lady Kew's full permission: that he wished her a
pleasant trip to ----, and was, etc. etc.
Then if we could follow him, we might see him reach his Belgravian
mansion, and fling an angry word to his wife as she sits alone in the
darkling drawing-room, poring over the embers.
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