Aunt Sophie's Diamonds
“Up several hours before ever the gentlemen arrived, and growing fidgety as the hands of the clock wound their way past nine. They would have to leave at ten at the latest to get Gabriel to Maldon in time for the coach at eleven."He plans to let him say no more than hello and goodbye,” Luane said, pink with anger. “If he even lets him come at all, that is. There is no counting on him to do as he has promised.""He may have changed his mind and decided to let him go tomorrow.""Changed his mind and sent him off last night is more like it."Sir Hillary's character grew blacker as the hour grew later, and when ten had come and gone, he could hardly have been worse if he'd stuffed his nephew full of opium and murdered him in cold blood, in Miss Beresford's opinion."He won't be coming now,” she said. “He wouldn't even let him come and say good-by to me.""I am sure there's a good explanation for it,” Claudia soothed her. “They will both come riding up any minute; you'll see. Sir Hillary has dec...ided to take him to Cambridge in the carriage; that's what it is.""Well if that's what he's doing, they'll leave by noon.MoreLess
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