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UNDER the "ancestral trees" of the Park a good many ladies were assembled, a few black coats and lighter masculine costumes being sprinkled among them. The feminine element commonly predominates in a country spot, such as Craye.
They were better off than usual at the Park, since both the sons of the house were present-Mervyn, handsome, and full of talk; Edred, not less handsome, perhaps, but grave and silent.