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'Is Lady Georgina at home? ' The discreet man-servant in sober black clothes eyed me suspiciously. 'No, miss,' he answered. 'That is to say -- no, ma'am. Her ladyship is still at Mr. Marmaduke Ashurst's -- the late Mr. Marmaduke Ashurst, I mean -- in Park Lane North. You know the number, ma'am?'
'Yes, I know it,' I replied, with a gasp; for this was indeed a triumph. My one fear had been lest Lord Southminster should already have taken possession -- why, you will see hereafter; and it relieved me to learn that Lady Georgina was still at hand to guard my husband's interests. She had been living at the house, practically, since her brother's death. I drove round with all speed, and flung myself into my dear old lady's arms.