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with him, and he only makes an exhibition 

 of himself." 



** Oh, the horse is all right now," replied 

 Bunbury, lowering his voice ; '* he was 

 very green that first day that Hugh rode 

 him." 



" Very well," she said, " you'll see. He 

 won't take that horse across two fences to- 

 day." 



Bunbury passed on out of the hall door, 

 and left Lady Susan standing on the door- 

 step. She looked up at the cold blue and 

 uncertain grey of the sky, and out at the 

 ruffled and hazy sea, the strong light show- 

 ing lines of sleeplessness about her eyes ; 

 then, turning back into the house, she met 

 her husband. She did not suppose that he 

 had overheard her, yet she was aware of 

 something in his lonely face that she did not 

 care to look at. She went to the table and 

 took up her gloves without speaking. 



" Hullo ! " she exclaimed, *' there's a letter 

 here that came for you. I found it on the 

 floor one night, and didn't think it worth 



