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that Mr. Miller had not the faintest shadow of 

 a chance in that quarter, or. to use your own 

 words, had not a thousand-to-one chance. Now, 

 my dearest Alfred, I am, as I was when you 

 told me, awfully sorry that she refused ijou^ as 

 I have never seen a woman that I would have 

 so loved to call sister, but it seems to me that 

 as you can't get her for yourself, the next best 

 thing will be that you should help Mr. Miller 

 to get her, for marry her he can, I am quite 

 positive. I told you one day when we were 

 driving together ' out here, that I believed she 

 was in love with him, and since you went home 

 I have proved it. We have seen a great deal 

 of both Mrs. and Miss Lancelot since you were 

 here, and last week they came to stay here for 

 a few days. I noticed that if ever Mr. Miller's 

 name was mentioned she became perfectly 

 crimson ; I also caught her drawing him from 

 the big photograph that he sent Ray directly 

 he got home — I mean the one in hunting things. 

 Mrs. Lancelot tells me that Lina has never been 

 the same girl since she came back from Europe, 



