"I say—Fanny'll he pleased."
As they were talking about it, the landlady of the White Hart came in to tell them that Mrs. Waddington was downstairs and wanted to speak to Miss Madden.
"All right," Ralph said. "Show Mrs. Waddington up. I'll clear out."
"Oh, Ralph, what am I to say to her?"
"Tell her the truth, if she wants it. She won't mind."
"She will—frightfully."
"Not so frightfully as you think."
"That's what he said."
"Well, he's right there, the old beast."
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