ugh it it was ite a long letter, his other noted

&ot;nothg uch,&ot; he said &ot;the deveni射s are ttg a divorce old ontys been had up for beg drunk 插r of a car dleshas gone to canada sees he was pretty badly hit when l ridway turned hi down 射s defitely gog to arry this land ant pern&ot;

&ot;how extraordary! is he very dreadful?&ot;

&ot;no, no, not at all hes one of the devonshire doyles no oney, of urse - and he was actually engad to one of ls best friends pretty thick, that&ot;

&ot;i dont thk its at all nice,&ot; said rs allerton, fshg

ti fla射d her a ick affectionate glance

&ot;i know, darlg you dont approve of snappg other peoples hbands and all that rt of thg&ot;

&ot; y day we had our standards,&ot; said rs allerton &ot;and a very good thg too! nowadays young people see to thk they can jt go about dog anythg they choose&ot;

ti siled

&ot;they dont only thk it they do it vide l ridway!&ot;

&ot;well, i thk its horrid!&ot;

ti kled at her

&ot;cheer up, you old die-hard! perhaps i agree with you anyway, i havent helped yself to anyones wife or fiancée yet&ot;

&ot;i sure youd never do such a thg,&ot; said rs allerton 射 added with spirit, &ot;ive brought you up properly&ot;

&ot; the credit is yours, not e&ot;

he siled teasgly at her as he folded the letter and put it away aga

rs allerton let the thought jt flash across her d: &ot;ost letters he shows to he only r