CHAPTER XVIII.
THE ATTORNEY'S FAMILY IS DISTURBED.
On that Wednesday evening Mary Masters said nothing to any of her family as to the invitation from Lady Ushant.

She very much wished to accept it.

Latterly, for the last month or two, her distaste to the kind of life for which her stepmother was preparing her, had increased upon her greatly.

There had been days in which she had doubted whether it might not be expedient that she should accept Mr.
Twentyman's offer.

She believed no ill of him.