cried Maud , amazed at Lillian 's assured manner . `` Wait a day or two and , I 'll tell you a romance in return for yours . Your mother beckons to me , so I know Hester has come . Good night . I 've had a charming time . '' And with this tantalizing adieu , Lillian slipped away . Hester was waiting in the carriage , but as Lillian appeared , Talbot put aside the footman and handed her in , saying very low , in the well-remembered tone : `` Good night , my little mistress . '' Chapter VI FAIR HELEN To no one but her mother and Hester did Lillian confide the discovery she had made . None of the former servants but old Bedford remained with them , and till Paul chose to renew the old friendship it was best to remain silent . Great was the surprise and delight of our lady and Hester at the good fortune of their protege , and many the conjectures as to how he would explain his hasty flight . `` You will go and see him , wo n't you , Mamma , or at least inquire about him ? '' said Lillian , eager to assure the wanderer of a welcome , for those few words of his had satisfied her entirely . `` No , dear , it is for him to seek us , and till he does , I shall make no sign . He knows where we are , and if he chooses he can renew the acquaintance so strangely broken off . Be patient , and above all things remember , Lillian , that you are no longer a child , '' replied my lady , rather disturbed by her daughter 's enthusiastic praises of Paul . `` I wish I was , for then I might act as I feel , and not be afraid of shocking the proprieties . '' And Lillian went to bed to dream of her hero . For three days she stayed at home , expecting Paul , but he did not come , and she went out for her usual ride in the Park , hoping to meet him . An elderly groom now rode behind her , and she surveyed him with extreme disgust , as she remembered the handsome lad who had once filled that place . Nowhere did Paul appear , but in the Ladies ' Mile she passed an elegant brougham in which sat a very lovely girl and a mild old lady .
`` That is XXXXX 's fiancee , '' said Maud Churchill , who had joined her .
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