"And you'll promise me you won't get married again under the year, at the very earliest?"
"Yes, dear Aunt Elizabeth, I will promise you that. If I can go and stay at Adelonga for a little, and take Alfy——"
"Is he down at the Digbys?"
"Yes, auntie."
"Perhaps that will be the best plan," said Mrs. Hardy, sighing. "It is a quiet place, and out of the way, if only Lucilla doesn't gossip about it."
CHAPTER XI.
CONCLUSION.