As Henrietta was proceeding, he would murmur now and then,--

“That is so! Yes, of course that had to come next.”

And all these people whose abominable intrigues Henrietta was explaining

to him were apparently better known to him than to her, as if he had

frequently been in contact with them, or even lived in their intimacy.

He gave his judgment on each one with amazing assurance, as the occasion

presented itself, saying,--

“Ah! There I recognize Sarah and Mrs. Brian.”

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