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Captain Tuffton could certainly not complain of his reception, for the lawyer was positively nervous in his endeavours to please, while Mrs. Whyllie, in her anxiety to let bygones be bygones, positively basked in the sunshine of his glory, and as to Imogene -- well, she at least had the speedy satisfaction of knowing that her appearance had caused havoc in the heart of the lady-killer.
"And so you are back from India? " he said to the beautiful niece.