the people at the lodgings should he call during Harry's absence from
London. In this he explained that he would be at Clavering for a
fortnight, but expressed himself ready to come up to London at a day's
notice should Count Pateroff be necessitated again to leave London
before the day named.

As he went about his business that day, and as he journeyed down to
Stratton, he entertained much kinder ideas about Lady Ongar than he had
previously done since seeing Count Pateroff's card.




Chapter X

Florence Burton at the Rectory



Harry Clavering went down to Stratton, slept one night at old Mr.
Burton's house, and drove Florence over to Clavering--twenty miles
across the country, on the following day. This journey together had been
looked forward to with great delight by both of them, and Florence in
spite of the snubbing which she had received from her lover because of
her prudence, was very happy as she seated herself alongside of him in
the vehicle which had been sent over from the rectory, and which he
called a trap. Not a word had as yet been said between them as to that
snubbing, nor was Harry minded that anything should be said. He meant to
carry on his revenge by being dumb on that subject. But such was not
Florence's intention. She desired not only to have her own way in this