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Rh "You'd better go, Molly. I have something to do at the farm."

And she went. That half-hour's colloquy placed her in possession of, if not all, at least some of, the facts environing her friend's position. No time was to be lost. He must now set to work in earnest, and use the opportunities he had with skill and determination. The presence of other guests during the week—notably such a foil in physical respects as Lord Robert Elton—far from being a drawback, was held to be advantageous to his suit.