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Mrs. Venable was a very kind, motherly woman, but there was one inconvenience -- in sojourning with a person who knew her antecedents so well -- her visitor found.
Colonel Dacre had just hinted at some misunderstanding between Lord Teignmouth and Lady Gwendolyn, and allowed Mrs. Venable to lay it all to the countess; but, of course, knowing how much attached the brother and sister had once been, Mrs. Venable did feel a little curious as to the cause of their breach, and tried hard to find it out without actually putting the question.