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 was quite a mercy she had Mrs. Hopkinson to look after her."

Lord Chesterton had informed Blanche that, by a happy coincidence, the living of Chesford, their own parish, had become vacant, a very few days after she had intimated to him her wishes for Mr. Greydon; and it was decided between them, that on the important occasion of Albert Victor Chester's christening, Blanche should have the pleasure of announcing to Mr. Greydon his preferment.

She had now re-established herself on her sofa in the garden, and the old Pleasance habits were resumed. Janet and Rose were often asked to sit with her. Mr. Harcourt and his outrigger were again skimming on the surface, and floating about Rose; Mr. Greydon either had some excuse for calling on Arthur, or called without any excuse at all, except the old hacknied [sic] one of 'the fatality,' and by his manner to Janet, Blanche was led to the comfortable conviction, that by giving Mr. Greydon this living, she should at once provide her village with an unexceptionable