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Jeanne of the Marshes

CHAPTER XIX
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"I cannot remain in this house any longer.

I could only accept hospitality from those who have at least learned to comport themselves as gentlemen." Andrew smiled.
"I will not grudge you, sir," he said, "any reasonable excuse for leaving this house as quickly as may be, but before you go, I insist upon knowing what has become of Lord Ronald." Cecil turned towards his brother angrily.
"I am sick of hearing about Engleton!" he declared.

"I tell you that he left here, Andrew, on Wednesday morning, and caught the 9-5 train to London, or at any rate to Peterboro'.

Whether he went north, south, east, or west, is no concern of ours.

We only know that he promised to come back and has not come." "There is more to be learnt then," Andrew answered.


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