Bygrave; she had been directed by her master (doubtless well known
to Mrs. Bygrave, as one of her husband's friends, and, naturally, one of
her charming niece's admirers), to join him that day at the residence
to which he had removed from Aldborough; she was obliged to leave early,
but she could not reconcile it to her conscience to go without calling
to apologize for her apparent want of neighborly consideration; she had
found nobody in the house; she had not been able to make the servant
hear; she had presumed (not discovering that apartment downstairs)
that Mrs. Bygrave's boudoir might be on the upper story; she had
thoughtlessly committed an intrusion of which she was sincerely ashamed,
and she could now only trust to Mrs. Bygrave's indulgence to excuse and
forgive her.
A less elaborate apology might have served Mrs. Lecount's purpose. As
soon as Mrs. Wragge's struggling perceptions had grasped the fact that
her unexpected visitor was a neighbor well known to her by repute, her
whole being became absorbed in admiration of Mrs. Lecount's lady-like
manners, and Mrs. Lecount's perfectly-fitting gown! "What a noble
way she has of talking!" thought poor Mrs.
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