and harder again because he and Greystock were intimate with each other.
He felt the thing keenly, and was full of his grievance when, in
accordance with his custom, he came down to Fawn Court on the Saturday
evening.

The Fawn family, which consisted entirely of women, dined early. On
Saturdays, when his lordship would come down, a dinner was prepared for
him alone. On Sundays they all dined together at three o'clock. On Sunday
evening Lord Fawn would return to town to prepare himself for his Monday's
work. Perhaps, also, he disliked the sermon which Lady Fawn always read to
the assembled household at nine o'clock on Sunday evening. On this
Saturday he came out into the grounds after dinner, where the oldest
unmarried daughter, the present Miss Fawn, was walking with Lucy Morris.
It was almost a summer evening; so much so, that some of the party had
been sitting on the garden benches, and four of the girls were still
playing croquet on the lawn, though there was hardly light enough to see
the balls. Miss Fawn had already told Lucy that her brother was very angry
with Mr. Greystock. Now, Lucy's sympathies were all with Frank and the
Sawab. She had endeavoured, indeed, and had partially succeeded, in
perverting the Under-Secretary. Nor did she now intend to change her
opinions, although all the Fawn girls, and Lady Fawn, were against her.
When a brother or a son is an Under-Secretary of State, sisters and
mothers will constantly be on the side of the Government, so far as that
Under-Secretary's office is concerned.

"Upon my word, Frederic," said Augusta Fawn, "I do think Mr. Greystock was
too bad."

"There's nothing these fellows won't say or do," exclaimed Lord Fawn. "I
can't understand it myself. When I've been in opposition, I never did that