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Frank Amberley looked at Captain Desfrayne, who drew back several steps -- for neither had seated himself, although Lady Quaintree had signed to them to do so.
It was evident that Captain Desfrayne would not take the initiative, so Frank Amberley was obliged to explain -- more to Lady Quaintree than to her protégée -- that Miss Turquand had been left heiress to a fortune of one hundred and thirty thousand pounds.