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 with himself for the dignified rebuke he had given the Baroness. "Yet money is no consolation."

"Oh, is not it?" interrupted Janet, "you would not say so, if you saw some of those poor creatures crying when they leave the hospital because they have no home to go to. I am sure I am very much obliged to you, Charles, your guinea will be such an assistance to that poor woman. Mamma, if I have not returned from Pleasance in a quarter of an hour, will you take it to her?" and so saying she departed.

She was shown into Blanche's boudoir, who apologized for having sent for her, but "We," she said, pointing to a tall distinguished-looking woman, very simply dressed, who was sitting by her, "are much interested about two or three poor women in the hospital here, and Mr. Greydon says that you know them all, and can give us more information about them than he can."

Janet's heart beat with delight. Mr. Greydon's praises were as unexpected as they were