Yes, I am a person of
discernment, and I long ago saw that the dear girls belonged to the
upper ten."
"It's an ill wind that blows nobody good," said Mrs. Mortlock. "In
this case, ladies and gentlemen, I beg to reverse the familiar words,
for amid all your joy I have lost my 'continual reader.' She had her
faults--no, I'm not going to deny that being young she had her
faults--but she was ever good-natured, and she did her gossip
chirrupy."
Of course the girls' future was now assured, for Arthur was a very
rich man. Miss Egerton, at his earnest request, came to live with
them, and they are now known to possess one of the happiest and
brightest homes in London--in short, they live in a "Palace
Beautiful."
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