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Mrs. Povy was delighted to see Calliston back again but she was not going to betray any exultation, as she did not think him worthy of it, so received him with great dignity and formality. Lord Calliston, a tall, slender, dissipated young man, noticed the restraint of her manners and commented thereon at once.
"What's the matter with you, Totty," he asked, jocularly. "You are as cross as two sticks -- anyone been proposing to you?"