Bettysawthedoubtinhereyes，andinameasure，guessedatitsmeaning。Thetimetopauseforargumenthad，howevernotarrived。Therewastoomuchtobeinvestigated，toomuchtobeseen。Shesweptheronherway。Theywanderedonthroughsomefortyrooms，moreorless；theyopeneddoorsandclosedthem；theyunbarredshuttersandletthesunstreaminondustanddampnessandcobwebs。ThecomprehensionofthesituationwhichBettygainedwasasvaluableasitwasenlightening。
　　Thedescentintothelowerpartofthehousewasanewexperience。Bettyhadnotbeforeseenhuge，flaggedkitchens，vaultedservants’halls，stonepassages，butteriesanddairies。
　　Thesubstantialmasonryofthewallsandarchedceilings，thestonestairway，andtheseeminglyendlessoffices，wereinterestinglyremoteinideafromsuchdomesticmodernitiesaschanceviewsofup—to—dateAmericanhouseholdworkingshadprovidedher。
　　Inthehugekitchenitself，anelderlywoman，rollingpastry，pausedtocurtsytothem，withstolidcuriosityinherheavy—
　　featuredface。Inhercharacteras"single—handed"cook，Mrs。NoakeshadsentupuninvitingmealstoLadyAnstruthersforseveralyears，butshehadnotseenherladyshipbelowstairsbefore。Andthiswastheunexpectedarrival——theyoungladytherehadbeen"talkof"fromthemomentofherappearance。Mrs。Noakesadmittedwiththegrudgingnessofapersonofuncheerfultemperament，thatlookslikethatalwayswouldmaketalk。AcertaindegreeofvaguementalilluminationledhertoagreewithRobert，thefootman，thatthestranger’seffectivenesswas，perhaps，also，notaltogetheramatterofgoodlooks，andcertainlyitwasnotanaffairofclothes。Herbrightishbluedress，ofroughcloth，wasnothingparticular，notwithstandingthefitofit。Therewas"somethingelseabouther。"Shelookedroundtheplace，notwiththecasualindifferenceofafineyounglady，carelesslycurioustoseewhatshehadnotseenbefore，butwithanalert，questioninginterest。
　　"Whatabigplace，"shesaidtoherladyship。"Whatsubstantialwalls！Whathugejointsmusthavebeenroastedbeforesuchafireplace。"
　　Shedrewneartotheenormous，antiquatedcookingplace。
　　"Peoplewerenotverypracticalwhenthiswasbuilt，"shesaid。"Itlooksasifitmustwasteagreatdealofcoal。Isit————？"shelookedatMrs。Noakes。"Doyoulikeit？"
　　TherewasapracticaldirectnessinthequestionforwhichMrs。Noakeswasnotprepared。Untilthismoment，ithadapparentlymatteredlittlewhethershelikedthingsornot。
　　Theconditionofherimplementsoftradewasoneofhergrievances——theancientfireplaceandovensthebitterest。
　　"It’soutoforder，miss，"sheanswered。"Andtheydon’tuse’emlikethisinthesedays。"
　　"Ithoughtnot，"saidMissVanderpoel。
　　Shemadeotherinquiriesasdirectandsignificantoftheobservingeye，andherpassagethroughthelowerpartoftheestablishmentleftMrs。Noakesandhercompanionsinastrangebutnotunpleasurablestateofferment。
　　"Thinkofayoungladythat’sneverhadnothingtodowithkitchens，goingstraighttothatshamefuloldfireplace，andseeingwhatitmeanttothewomanthat’sgottouseit。
　　`Doyoulikeit？’shesays。Ifshe’dbeenacookherself，shecouldn’thaveputitstraighter。She’sgoteyes。"
　　"She’sbeenusingthemallovertheplace，saidRobert。
　　"Herandherladyship’sbeenintoroomsthat’snotbeenopenedforyears。"
　　"Moreshametothemthatshouldhaveopened’em，"
　　remarkedMrs。Noakes。"Herladyship’sapoor，listlessthing——
　　butherspiritwasbrokenlongago。
　　"Thisonewillmenditforher，perhaps，"saidthemanservant。"Iwonderwhat’sgoingtohappen。"
　　"Well，she’sgotalookwithher——thenewone——asifwhereshewasthingswouldbelikelytohappen。Youlookout。
　　Theplacewon’tseemsodeadandaliveifwe’vegotsomethingtothinkofandexpect。"
　　"WhoarethesolicitorsSirNigelemploys？"Bettyhadaskedhersister，whentheirpilgrimagethroughthehousehadbeencompleted。
　　Messrs。Townlinson&Sheppard，afirmwhichforseveralgenerationshadtransactedthelegalbusinessofmuchmoreimportantestatesthanStornham，helditsaffairsinhand。
　　LadyAnstruthersknewnothingofthem，butthattheyevidentlydidnotapproveoftheconductoftheirclient。Nigelwasfrequentlyangrywhenhespokeofthem。Itcouldbegatheredthattheyhadrefusedtoallowhimtodothingshewishedtodo——sellthings，orborrowmoneyonthem。
　　"IthinkwemustgotoLondonandseethem，"Bettysuggested。
　　Rosywasagitated。Whyshouldoneseethem？Whatwastheretobespokenof？Theirgoing，Bettyexplainedwouldbeasortofvisitofceremony——inameasureaprecaution。
　　SinceSirNigelwasapparentlynottobereached，havinggivennoclueastowhereheintendedtogo，itmightbediscreettoconsultMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppardwithregardtothethingsitmightbewelltodo——therepairsitappearednecessarytomakeatonce。IfMessrs。Townlinson&
　　Sheppardapprovedofthedoingofsuchwork，SirNigelcouldnotresenttheiraction，andsaythatinhisabsencelibertieshadbeentaken。Suchacourseseemedbusinesslikeanddignified。
　　ItwaswhatBettyfeltthatherfatherwoulddo。
　　Nothingcouldbecomplainedof，whichwasdonewiththeknowledgeandunderthesanctionofthefamilysolicitors。
　　"Thenthereareotherthingswemustdo。Wemustgotoshopsandtheatres。Itwillbegoodforyoutogotoshopsandtheatres，Rosy。"
　　"Ihavenothingbutragstowear，"answeredLadyAnstruthers，reddening。
　　"Thenbeforewegowewillhavethingssentdown。
　　Peoplecanbesentfromtheshopstoarrangewhatwewant。"
　　Themagicofthename，standingforgreatwealth，could，itwastrue，bringtothem，notonlythecontentsofshops，butthepeoplewhoshowedthem，andwerereadytocarryoutanyorders。ThenameofVanderpoelalreadystood，inLondon，forinexhaustibleresource。Yes，itwassimpleenoughtosendforpolitelysubservientsaleswomentobringwhatonewanted。
　　Thebeingremindedinevery—daymattersofthestillrealexistenceofthepowerofthismagicwasthefirststepintherebuildingofLadyAnstruthers。Torealisethatthewonderfulandyetsimplenecromancywasgraduallyencirclingheragain，haditsparallelinthetakingofatonic，whoseeffectwascumulative。Sheherselfdidnotrealisetheworkingofit。
　　ButBettyregardeditwithinterest。Shesawitwasgoodforher，merelytolookonattheunpackingoftheNewYorkboxes，whichthemaid，sentforfromLondon，broughtdownwithher。
　　Asthewomanremoved，fromtrayaftertray，thetissue—
　　paper—enfoldedlayersofgarments，LadyAnstrutherssatandwatchedherwithnormal，simplyfeminineinterestgrowinginhereyes。Thethingsweremadewiththeabsenceofanylimitinexpenditure，thefreedomwithdelicatestuffsandpricelesslaceswhichbelongedonlytoherfaintmemoriesofalostpast。
　　Nothinghadlimitedthetimespentintheembroideringofthisapparentlysimplelinenfrockandcoat；nothinghadrestrainedthehandholdingthescissorswhichhadcutintothelacewhichadornedinappliquesandfilmyfrillsthisexquisitelycharmingballdress。
　　"Itislookingbacksofar，"shesaid，wavingherhandtowardsthemwithanoddgesture。"Tothinkthatitwasoncealllike——likethat。"
　　Shegotupandwenttothethings，turningthemover，andtouchingthemwithasoftness，almostexpressingacaress。
　　Thenamesofthemakersstampedonbandsandcollars，thenamesofthestreetsinwhichtheirshopsstood，movedher。
　　Sheheardagaintheoncefamiliarrattleofwheels，andtherushandroarofNewYorktraffic。
　　Bettycarriedonthewholematterwithlightness。Shetalkedeasilyandcasually，givinglocalcolourtowhatshesaid。
　　Shedescribedtheabnormallyrapidgrowthoftheplaceshersisterhadknowninherteens，thenewbuildings，newtheatres，newshops，newpeople，thelatermodeofliving，muchofitlearnedfromEngland，throughtheunceasingweavingoftheShuttle。
　　"Changing——changing——changing。Thatiswhatitisalwaysdoing——America。Wehavenotreachedreposeyet。Onewondershowlongitwillbebeforeweshall。Nowwearealwayshurryingbreathlesslyafterthenextthing——thenewone——whichwealwaysthinkwillbethebetterone。Othercountriesbuiltthemselvesslowly。Inthedaysoftheirbuilding，thepaceoflifewasamarch。WhenAmericawasborn，themarchhadalreadybeguntohasten，andasanationwebegan，inourfirsthour，atthequickeningspeed。Nowthepaceisarace。NewYorkisakaleidoscope。Imyselfcanrememberitawhollydifferentthing。Onepassesdownastreetoneday，andthenextthereisagreatgapwheresomebuildingisbeingtorndown——afewdayslater，atallstructureofsomesortistouchingthesky。Itiswonderful，butitdoesnottendtocalmthemind。ThatiswhywecrosstheAtlanticsomuch。Thesober，quiet—lovingbloodourforbearsbroughtfromoldercountriesgoesinsearchofrest。Mixedwithotherthings，Ifeelinmyownbeingaresentmentagainstnewnessanddisorder，andaninsistenceontheatmosphereoflong—establishedthings。"
　　ButforyearsLadyAnstruthershadbeenlivingintheatmosphereoflong—establishedthings，andfeltnoinsistenceuponit。Sheyearnedtohearofthegreat，changingWesternworld——ofthegreat，changingcity。Bettymusttellherwhatthechangeswere。Whatwerethedifferencesinthestreets——
　　wherehadthenewbuildingsbeenplaced？HowhadFifthAvenueandMadisonAvenueandBroadwayaltered？WerenotGramercyParkandMadisonSquarestillgreenwithgrassandtrees？Wasitalldifferent？Wouldshenotknowtheoldplacesherself？Thoughitseemedalifetimesinceshehadseenthem，theyearswhichhadpassedwerereallynotsomany。
　　ItwasgoodforhertotalkandbetalkedtointhismannerBettysaw。Stillhandlinghersubjectlightly，shepresentedpictureafterpicture。Someofthemwereofthewonderful，feverishcityitself——theplacequitepassionatelylovedbysome，aspassionatelydislikedbyothers。Sheherselfhadfallenintothehabit，assheleftchildhoodbehindher，oflookingatitwithinterestedwonder——atitsriotoflifeandpower，ofhugeschemes，andalmostsuperhumanlabours，offortunessocolossalthattheyseemedmonstrositiesintheirrelationtotheworld。PeoplewhoinRosalie’sgirlhoodhadlivedinbiguglybrownstonefronts，hadbuiltforthemselvesorfortheirchildren，housessuchas，inothercountries，wouldhavebelongedtonoblesandprinces，spendingfortunesupontheirbuilding，fillingthemwithtreasuresbroughtfromforeignlands，frompalaces，fromartgalleries，fromcollectors。
　　Sometimesstrangepeoplebuiltsuchhousesandlivedstrangelavish，ostentatiouslivesinthem，forminganoverstrained，abnormal，pleasure—chasingworldoftheirown。ThepassingofeventenyearsinNewYorkcounteditselfalmostasageneration；
　　thefashions，customs，belongingsoftwentyyearsagoworeanairofalmostpicturesqueantiquity。
　　"Itdoesnottakelongtomakean`oldNewYorker，’"
　　shesaid。"Eachdaybringssomanynewones。"
　　Therewere，indeed，manynewones，LadyAnstruthersfound。Peoplewhohadbeenpoorhadbecomehugelyrich，afewwhohadbeenrichhadbecomepoor，possessionswhichhadbeenlargehadswelledtounnaturalproportions。OutoftheWesthadrisenfortunesmoremonstrousthanallothers。
　　Asshetoldonestoryafteranother，Bettinarealised，asshehaddoneoftenbefore，thatitwasimpossibletoenterintodescriptionofthelifeandmovementsoftheplace，withoutitscuriouslyinvolvingsomeconnectionwiththehugewealthofit——withitsinfluence，itsrise，itsswelling，orwaning。
　　"Somehowonecannotfreeone’sselffromit。Thisistheageofwealthandinvention——butofwealthbeforeallelse。
　　Sometimesoneistired——tiredofit。"
　　"Youwouldnotbetiredofitif——well，ifyouwereI，saidLadyAnstruthersratherpathetically。
　　"Perhapsnot，"Bettyanswered。"Perhapsnot。"
　　Sheherselfhadseenpeoplewhowerenottiredofitinthesenseinwhichshewas——themenandwomen，withwornorintentlyanxiousfaces，hasteningwiththecrowdsuponthepavements，allhasteningsomewhere，inchaseofthatsmallportionofthewealthwhichtheyearnedbytheirlabourastheirdailyshare；thesamemenandwomensurgingtowardselevatedrailroadstations，toseizeonplacesinthehomeward—
　　boundtrains；orstandingintired—lookinggroups，waitingfortheapproachofanalreadyoverfullstreetcar，inwhichtheymustbepackedtogether，andswingtothehangingstraps，tokeepupontheirfeet。Theirwayofbeingwearyofitwouldbedifferentfromhers，theywouldbewearyonlyofhearingofthemountainsofitwhichrolledthemselvesup，asitseemed，inobediencetosomeirresistible，occultforce。
　　OnthedayafterStornhamvillagehadlearnedthatherladyshipandMissVanderpoelhadactuallygonetoLondon，thedignifiedfirmofTownlinson&Sheppardreceivedavisitwhichcreatedsomeslightsensationintheirestablishment，thoughithadnotbeenentirelyunexpected。Ithad，indeed，beenheraldedbyanotefromMissVanderpoelherself，whohadaskedthattheappointmentbemade。MenofMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppard’sindubitablerankintheirprofessioncouldnotfailtoknowthesignificanceoftheVanderpoelname。
　　Theyknewandunderstooditsweightperfectlywell。WhentheirclienthadmarriedoneofReubenVanderpoel’sdaughters，theyhadfeltthatextraordinarygoodfortunehadbefallenhimandhisestate。TheirprivateopinionhadbeenthatMr。
　　Vanderpoel’sknowledgeofhisson—in—lawmusthavebeenlimited，orthathehadcuriouslylaxAmericanviewsofpaternalduty。Thefirmwashighlyreputable，longestablishedstrictlyconservative，andsomewhatinsularinitspointofview。Itdidnotunderstand，orseektounderstand，America。
　　IthadexcellentreasonsforthoroughlyunderstandingSirNigelAnstruthers。Itsopinionsofhimitreservedtoitself。
　　IfMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppardhadbeenaskedtogiveadaughterintotheirclient’skeeping，theywouldhaveflatlyrefusedtoacceptthehonourproposed。Mr。Townlinsonhad，indeed，atthetimeofthemarriage，admittedinstrictconfidencetohispartnerthatforhisparthewouldhavesomewhatpreferredtofollowadaughterofhisowntohertomb。Afterthemarriagethefirmhadfoundthesituationconfusingandun—English。TherehadbeentroublewithSirNigel，whohadplainlybeendisappointed。AtfirstithadappearedthattheAmericanmagnatehadshownastutenessinrefrainingfromleavinghisson—in—lawafreehand。LadyAnstruthers’fortunewasherownandnotherhusband’s。Mr。
　　Townlinson，payingavisittoStornhamandfindingthebrideagentle，childish—lookinggirl，whosemostmarkedexpressionwasoneofgrowingtimorousness，hadreturnedwithagraveface。Heforesawtheresult，ifherfamilydidnotstandbyherwithfirmness，whichhealsoforesawherhusbandwouldpreventifpossible。Itbecameapparentthatthefamilydidnotstandbyher——orwerecleverlykeptatadistance。
　　Therewasalongillness，whichseemedtoendintheseclusionfromtheworld，broughtaboutbybrokenhealth。
　　ThenitwascertainthatwhatMr。Townlinsonhadforeseenhadoccurred。Theinexperiencedgirlhadbeenbulliedintosubmission。SirNigelhadgainedthefreehand，whateverthemeanshehadchosentoemploy。Mostimproper——mostimproper，thewholeaffair。Hehadagreatdealofmoney，butnoneofitwasusedforthebenefitoftheestate——hisdeformedboy’sestate。Advice，dignifiedremonstrance，resultedonlyinmostdisagreeablescenes。Messrs。
　　Townlinson&Sheppardcouldnotexceedcertainlimits。Themannerinwhichthemoneywasspentwasdiscreditable。Therewereavenuesarespectablefirmknewonlybyrumour，therewereinsanegamblingspeculations，whichcouldonlyendindisaster，therewerethingsonecouldnotdecentlyconcernone’sselfwith。LadyAnstruthers’familyhaddoubtlessbecomeindignantanddisgusted，andhaddroppedthewholeaffair。
　　Sadforthepoorwoman，butnotunnatural。
　　AndnowappearsaMissVanderpoel，whowishestoappointaninterviewwithMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppard。
　　Whatdoesshewishtosay？Thefamilyisapparentlytakingthematterup。IsthisladyanelderorayoungersisterofLadyAnstruthers？IssheanolderwomanofthatstrongandrathertryingAmericantypeonehearsof，orissheyoungerthanherladyship，apretty，indignant，totallyunpracticalgirl，outragedbythestateofaffairsshehasdiscovered，foolishlycomingtodemandofMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppardanexplanationofthingstheyarenotresponsiblefor？Willshe，perhaps，losehertemper，andaccuseandreproach，oreven——mostunpleasanttocontemplate——shedhystericaltears？
　　ItfelltoMr。TownlinsontoreceiveherintheabsenceofMr。Sheppard，whohadbeencalledtoNorthamptonshiretoattendtogreataffairs。Hewasastout，gravemanwithaheavy，well—cutface，and，whenBettinaenteredhisroom，hiscourteousreceptionofherreservedhisviewofthesituationentirely。
　　ShewasnotofthematureandratheralarmingAmericantypehehadimaginedpossible，hefeltsomereliefinmarkingatonce。Shewasalsonotthepretty，fashionableyoungladywhomighthavecometoscoldhim，andasksilly，irrationalquestions。
　　Hisordinarilyratherunilluminedcountenancechangedsomewhatinexpressionwhenshesatdownandbegantospeak。
　　Mr。Townlinsonwasimpressedbythefactthatitwasatonceunmistakablyevidentthatwhatsoeverherreasonforcoming，shehadnotpresentedherselftoaskirrelevantorunreasonablequestions。LadyAnstruthers，sheexplainedwithoutsuperfluousphrase，hadnodefiniteknowledgeofherhusband’swhereabouts，andithadseemedpossiblethatMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppardmighthavereceivedsomeinformationmorerecentthatherown。TheimpersonalframingofthisinquirystruckMr。Townlinsonasbeinginremarkablygoodtaste，sinceitconveyednocondemnationofSirNigel，andnodesiretoinvolveMr。Townlinsoninexpressingany。Itrefrainedevenfromimplyingthatthesituationwasanunusualone，whichmightbeopentocriticism。Excellentreserveandgreatcleverness，Mr。Townlinsoncommentedinwardly。Therewerecertainlyfewyoungladieswhowouldhaveclearlyrealisedthatasolicitorcannotbecalledupontocommithimself，untilhehashadtimetoweighmattersanddecideuponthem。Hislongandvariedexperiencehadincludedinterviewsinwhichcharming，emotionalwomenhadexpectedhimatonceto"takesides。"MissVanderpoelexhibitednosignsofexpectinganythingofthiskind，evenwhenshewentonwithwhatshehadcometosay。StornhamCourtanditssurroundingsweredepreciatingseriouslyinvaluethroughneedofradicalrepairsetc。Hersister’scomfortwasnaturallyinvolved，and，asMr。
　　Townlinsonwouldfullyunderstand，hernephew’sfuture。
　　Thesoonertheprocessofdilapidationwasarrested，thebetterandwiththelessdifficulty。Thepresenttimewaswithoutdoubtbetterthananindefinitefuture。MissVanderpoel，havingfortunatelybeenabletocometoStornham，wasgreatlyinterested，andnaturallydesirousofseeingtheworkbegun。Herfatheralsowouldbeinterested。SinceitwasnotpossibletoconsultSirNigel，ithadseemedpropertoconsulthissolicitorsinwhosehandstheestatehadbeenforsolongatime。Shewasaware，itseemed，thatnotonlyMr。
　　Townlinson，butMr。Townlinson’sfather，andalsohisgrandfather，hadlegallyrepresentedtheAnstruthers，aswellasmanyotherfamilies。Asthereseemednonecessityforanystructuralchanges，andtheworkdonewassuchascouldonlyrescueandincreasethevalueoftheestate，couldtherebeanyobjectiontoitsbeingbegunwithoutdelay？
　　Certainlyanunusualyounglady。ItwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowwellsheknewSirNigel，sinceitseemedthatonlyaknowledgeofhim——histemper，hisbitter，irritablevanity，couldhaverevealedtoherthenecessityoftheprecautionshewastakingwithoutevenintimatingthatitwasaprecaution。Extraordinarilyclevergirl。
　　Mr。Townlinsonworeanairofquiet，business—likereflection。
　　"Youareaware，MissVanderpoel，thatthepresentincomefromtheestateisnotsuchaswouldjustifyanythingapproachingtherequiredexpenditure？"
　　"Yes，Iamawareofthat。Theexpensewouldbeprovidedforbymyfather。"
　　"MostgenerousonMr。Vanderpoel’spart，"Mr。Townlinsoncommented。"Theestatewould，ofcourse，increasegreatlyinvalue。"
　　CircumstanceshadpreventedherfatherfromvisitingStornham，MissVanderpoelexplained，andthishadledtohisbeingignorantofaconditionofthingswhichhemighthaveremedied。
　　Shedidnotexplainwhattheparticularcircumstanceswhichhadseparatedthefamilieshadbeen，butMr。Townlinsonthoughtheunderstood。Theconditionexistingcouldberemediednow，ifMessrs。Townlinson&Sheppardsawnoobstaclesotherthanscarcityofmoney。
　　Mr。Townlinson’ssummingupofthematterexpressedineffectthathesawnone。Theestatehadbeenafineoneinitsday。Duringthelastsixtyyearsithadbecomemuchimpoverished。Withconservativedecorumofmanner，headmittedthattherehadnotbeen，sinceSirNigel’smarriage，sufficientreasonfortheneglectofdilapidations。ThefirmhadstronglyrepresentedtoSirNigelthatcertainresourcesshouldnotbedivertedfromtheproperobjectofrestoringtheproperty，whichwasentaileduponhisson。Theson’sfutureshouldbeyondallhavebeenconsideredinthedispensingofhismother’sfortune。
　　He，bythistime，comprehendedfullythatheneedrestrainnodignifiedexpressionofopinioninhisspeechwiththisyounglady。Shehadcometoconsultwithhimwithasclearaviewoftheproprietiesanddiscretionsdemandedbyhispositionashehadhimself。Andyeteach，beforethecloseoftheinterview，understoodthepointofviewoftheother。
　　Whatherecognisedwasthat，thoughshehadnotseenSirNigelsinceherchildhood，shehadinsomeastonishingwayobtainedanextraordinaryinsightintohischaracter，anditwasthiswhichhadledhertotakeherpresentstep。Shemightnotrealiseallshemighthavetocontendwith，butherconservativeandformalactionhadsurroundedherandhersisterwithacertainbarrierofconventionalprotection，atonceself—controlled，dignified，andastutelyintelligent。
　　"Since，asyousay，nostructuralchangesareproposed，suchasanownermightresent，andasLadyAnstruthersisthemotheroftheheir，andasLadyAnstruthers’fatherundertakestodefrayallexpenditure，nosanemancouldobjecttotherestorationoftheproperty。Todosowouldbetocausepublicopiniontoexpressitselfstronglyagainsthim。Suchactionwouldplacehimgrosslyinthewrong。"Thenheaddedwithdeliberation，realisingthathewascommittinghimself，andfeelingfirmlywillingtodosoforreasonsofhisown，"SirNigelisamanwhoobjectsstronglytoputtinghimself——publicly——inthewrong。"
　　"Thankyou，"saidMissVanderpoel。
　　Hehadsaidthisofintentionforherenlightenment，andshewasawarethathehaddoneso。
　　"ThiswillnotbethefirsttimethatAmericanfortuneshaverestoredEnglishestates，"Mr。Townlinsoncontinuedamiably。"Therehavebeenmanynotablecasesoflateyears。
　　Weshallbehappytoplaceourselvesatyourdisposalatalltimes，MissVanderpoel。Weareobligedtoyouforyourconsiderationinthematter。"
　　"Thankyou，"saidMissVanderpoelagain。"IwishedtobesurethatIshouldnotbeinfringinganyEnglishruleIhadnoknowledgeof。"
　　"Youwillbeinfringingnone。Youhavebeenmostcorrectandcourteous。"
　　BeforeshewentawayMr。Townlinsonfeltthathehadbeengreatlyenlightenedastowhatayoungladymightknowandbe。Shegavehimsingularlycleardetailsastowhatwasproposed。Therewassomuchtobedonethathefoundhimselfopeninghiseyesslightlyonceortwice。But，ofcourse，ifMr。Vanderpoelwaspreparedtospendmoneyinalavishmanner，itwasalltothegoodsofarastheestatewasconcerned。Theywerestupendous，thesepeople，andafteralltheheirwashisgrandson。Andhowstrikingitwasthatwithallthispowerandreadinesstouseit，wasevidentlycombined，eveninthisbeautifulyoungperson，theclearestbusinesssenseofthesituation。WhatwasdonewouldbeforthecomfortofLadyAnstruthersandthefutureofherson。SirNigel，beingunabletoselleitherhouseorlands，couldnotundoit。