1/18 CHAPTER IV. She went in herself with Henry Thresk, as she had always meant to do, but she placed Mrs.Repton upon his left just round the bend of the table. Thresk stole a glance at her now and then as he listened to the rippling laughter of his hostess during the first courses. She was a tall woman and rather stout, with a pleasant face and a direct gaze. Thresk gave her the age of thirty-five and put her down as a cheery soul. |