and took refuge in an unintelligible murmur.
\"Like her rivals,\" said Mr. Sillerton Jackson, with the air of producing an epigram.
\"Oh,—\" the ladies murmured; and Mrs. Archer added, partly to distract her daughter's attention from forbidden topics: \"Poor Regina! Her Thanksgiving hasn't been a very cheerful one, I'm afraid. Have you heard the rumours about Beaufort's speculations, Sillerton?\"
Mr. Jackson nodded carelessly. Every one had heard the rumours in question,
and took refuge in an unintelligible murmur.
\"Like her rivals,\" said Mr. Sillerton Jackson, with the air of producing an epigram.
\"Oh,—\" the ladies murmured; and Mrs. Archer added, partly to distract her daughter's attention from forbidden topics: \"Poor Regina! Her Thanksgiving hasn't been a very cheerful one, I'm afraid. Have you heard the rumours about Beaufort's speculations, Sillerton?\"
Mr. Jackson nodded carelessly. Every one had heard the rumours in question,
