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Lady Mary and Mrs. Finn were alone when the tidings came from Silverbridge. The Duke had been absent, having gone to spend an unpleasant week in Barsetshire. Mary had taken the opportunity of his absence to discuss her own prospects at full length. "My dear," said Mrs. Finn, "I will not express an opinion. How can I after all that has passed? I have told the Duke the same. I cannot be heart and hand with either without being false to the other. " But still Lady Mary continued to talk about Tregear.
"I don't think papa has a right to treat me in this way," she said. "He wouldn't be allowed to kill me, and this is killing me. "