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Mary finished her luncheon, still wondering, and when it was over, and Trimmle had brought the coffee to the drawing room, her wonder had deepened to a first faint tinge of disquietude. MARY FINISHED HER LUNCHEON STILL WONDERING AND WHEN IT WAS OVER AND TRIMMEL HAD BROUGHT THE COFFEE TO THE DRAWING ROOM HER WONDER HAD DEEPENED TO A FIRST FAINT TINGE OF DISQUIETUDE
usly ignoring the irregularity of her mistress's course. "You didn't let him in?" "No, Madam. When the bell rang I was dressing, and Agnes--" "Go and ask Agnes, then," Mary interjected. Trimmle still wore her look of patient magnanimity. "Agnes would not know, Madam, for she had unfortunately burnt her hand in trying the wick of the new lamp from town--" Trimmle, as Mary was aware, had always been opposed to the new lamp--" and so Mrs. Dockett sent the kitchen-maid instead." Mary looked again at the clock. "It's after two! Go and ask the kitchen-maid if Mr. Boyne left any word." She went into luncheon without waiting, and Trimmle presently brought her there the kitchen-maid's statement that the gentleman had called about one o'clock, that Mr. Boyne had gone out with him without leaving any message. The kitchen-maid did not even know the caller's name, for he had written it on a slip of paper, which he had folded and handed to her, with the injunction to deliver it at once to Mr. Boyne. E REPLIED WITH AN AIR OF DISCREETLY IGNORING THE IRREGULARITY OF HER MISTRESS'S COURSE YOU DIDN'T LET HIM IN NO MA'AM WHEN THE BELL RANG I WERE DRESSING AND AGNES GO AND ASK AGNES THEN SAID MARY TRIMMEL STILL WORE HER LOOK OF PATIENT MAGNANIMITY AGNES WOULDN'T KNOW MA'AM FOR SHE HAD UNFORTUNATELY BURNT HER HAND IN TRIMMING THE WICK OF THE NEW LAMP FROM TOWN TRIMMEL AS MARY WAS AWARE HAD ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSED TO THE NEW LAMP AND SO MISSUS DOCT SENT THE KITCHEN MAID INSTEAD MARY LOOKED AGAIN AT THE CLOCK IT'S AFTER TWO GO AND ASK THE KITCHEN MAID IF MISTER BOYNE LEFT ANY WORD SHE WENT IN TO LUNCHEON WITHOUT WAITING AND TRIMMEL PRESENTLY BROUGHT HER THERE THE KITCHEN MAID'S STATEMENT THAT THE GENTLEMAN HAD CALLED ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AND THAT MISTER BOYNE HAD GONE OUT WITH HIM WITHOUT LEAVING ANY MESSAGE THE KITCHEN MAID DID NOT EVEN KNOW THE CALLER'S NAME FOR HE HAD WRITTEN IT ON A SLIP OF PAPER WHICH HE HAD FOLDED AND HANDED TO HER WITH THE INJUNCTION TO DELIVER IT AT ONCE TO MISTER BOYNE
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