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Lady Ethel Blythe was some five years younger than her sister, and had not yet formally entered society. It was only recently that she had returned from France where she had received her education, and had since been staying with relations in the country, until she had received news of the birth of her sister's child. That morning she had arrived in Park Lane, and it was the first time that she had met John Gaunt since the wedding.
"I did not know there was any one with you -- and may I ask why you are about to start a chaplain? I was not aware that you were religiously inclined, John," she said mischievously. Her manner was quite self-possessed and she bestowed a curious look on Edward Drake.