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There was no more to be said or done, for Lady Edna's voice had in it the final accent.
Standing there, regarding her with a glance not altogether of approval, Philip Saltburn was trying to persuade himself that this decision had not filled him with pleasure. He had taken the whole thing into his hands in his strong, capable way; it never occurred to him that Lady Edna might be anxious to dispense with his services.