" "Surely, Eve, you would not wish to take Sir George Templemore to such a house as that of Mrs. Jarvis!"

"And why should not Mr. Powis treat Sir George Templemore as one every way his equal, Grace?"

The gentlemen of the Effingham family had been invited to meet Sir George Templemore at one or two dinners, to which the latter had been invited in consequence of his letters, most of which were connected with his pecuniary arrangements.

" "Good God!Is that possibleLady Templemore!Lady Grace Templemore!" "Not Lady Grace Templemore, but Grace, Lady Templemore, and graceful Lady Templemore in the bargain.

" "Of course this is but an idle tale?" said Sir George Templemore with a concern, which, in despite of his good breeding, compelled him to put a question that, under other circumstances, would scarcely have been permissible.