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WHEREIN IS SEEN THE OLD ADAM AND THE GARDEN.
At Ridley Court and Peppingham all was serene to the eye.

Letters had come to the Court at least once every two weeks from Gaston, and the minds of the Baronet and his wife were at ease.

They even went so far as to hope that he would influence his uncle; for it was clear to them both that whatever Gaston's faults were, they were agreeably different from Ian's.

His fame and promise were sweet to their nostrils.