And so he went home, leaving them in a state of greater bewilderment than ever.
Chapter XLIII.
ABOUT BLUE CLIFFS.
Before Mr. and Mrs. Alden Lytton had left Blue Cliff Hall they had made arrangements for the complete renovation of that old ancestral seat, to be carried on under the supervision of the Rev. Mr. Lyle.
And they expressed their intention to purchase and send furniture from London and Paris to refit it.
But the works were scarcely commenced when they had to be suspended for a few days.
Another death had occurred in the family circle.
Dr. Beresford Jones, after a very pleasant evening spent at Blue Cliff Hall in company with Mrs. Fanning, Laura Lytton, his granddaughter, Electra, and his great favorite, Mr. Joseph Brent, arose, saying:
"I will now retire to bed, and I recommend you, Electra, my dear, to do the same, as we have to rise early to-morrow morning to set out on our return to Beresford Manors."