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Miss Rouncy says, Sir Derby Oaks has been hanging about
Miss Fotheringay ever since his regiment has been down here; but Pen has
come in and cut him out lately, which has made the Baronet so mad, that
he has been very near on the point of proposing too. Wish he would; and
you'd see which of the two Miss Fotheringay would jump at."
"I thought as much," the Major said. "You give me a great deal of
pleasure, Mr. Foker. I wish I could have seen you before."
"Didn't like to put in my oar," replied the other. "Don't speak till I'm
asked, when, if there's no objections, I speak pretty freely. Heard your
man had been hankering about my servant--didn't know myself what was
going on until Miss Fotheringay and Miss Rouncy had the row about the
ostrich feathers, when Miss R. told me everything."
"Miss Rouncy, I gather, was the confidante of the other."
"Confidant? I believe you. Why, she's twice as clever a girl as
Fotheringay, and literary and that, while Miss Foth can't do much more
than read."
"She can write," said the Major, remembering Pen's breast-pocket.


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