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Rh from her admiration of his beautiful bays; beyond this Helen could not perceive that her airings were useful, as her cough increased exceedingly, and all the visitants at the castle expressed surprise "that she did not place herself under the surveillance of one or other of the great physicians of the metropolis." As she constantly insisted that she grew better, and that she must know her own state better than any one else, and the earl was quite sensible that he was become much better, he concluded she was right, and that the circumstance of being thin was of no moment; and the countess resigned herself to the fate she could not fly from, of "having her dear sister's society some time longer;" but whilst thus situated, news arrived (both publicly and privately) of a nature to dispel the last remains of indisposition, and make her perfectly well again. It was first seen in Galignani's Messenger, by the earl, who lost not a moment in reading aloud:— "'Married, at Marseilles, on the 3rd instant, the Right Hon. Lord Allerton to Mary Jane, daughter of the late E. Granard, Esq., of Granard Park, and Lady Anne, late Rotheles, at the house of the British resident, and in presence of Francis Glentworth, Esq., and other friends.'" "Mary married!—married to Lord Allerton at last! Read it again; be certain it is true," screamed Lady Anne.