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It is impossible to describe the scene of wild confusion which followed the lady's entrance. Bayre nearly dropped the baby and Repton the milk-jug. While Southerley, the only member of the party who retained a little self-possession, tried in vain, by placing himself between Bayre and the fair visitor, to hide the cause of all their woes.
A preposterous attempt this at the best, since there was no mistaking the unfortunate child's cries for anything else.