Book 4, Chapter 3: Containing the Arrival at Ducie of a Distinguished Guest

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌⁠It was about three weeks after Ferdinand Armine had quitted Ducie that Mr. Temple entered the breakfast-room one morning, with an open note in his hand, and told Henrietta to prepare for visitors, as her old friend, Lady Bellair, had written to apprise him of her intention to rest the night at Ducie, on her way to the North.

‘She brings with her also the most charming woman in the world,’ added Mr.