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Lyston came down from the North with the understanding that Heronspey would follow him at any moment that he was required to do so. The latter was only too willing and eager now to meet his great-granddaughter, and also that child of his who had suffered so much from family pride and her own headstrong determination. That meeting would no doubt come in a day or two, but meanwhile there was much to be done.
If the whole situation was to be saved, so far as Heronspey was concerned, then it was necessary to strike the blow just at the right moment. Lyston knew how to bring this about, but there was just the chance that anything like indecent hurry might wreck the whole scheme.