That old aunt of his looks after his house in some fashion , but she does n't look after him . And he 's coming now to the age when a man needs to be looked after and coddled a bit . I 'm lonesome here , and Ludovic is lonesome up there , and it does seem ridiculous , does n't it ? I do n't wonder that we 're the standing joke of Grafton . Goodness knows , I laugh at it enough myself . I 've sometimes thought that if Ludovic could be made jealous it might spur him along . But I never could flirt and there 's nobody to flirt with if I could . Everybody hereabouts looks upon me as Ludovic 's property and nobody would dream of interfering with him . '' `` Theodora , '' cried Anne , `` I have a plan ! '' `` Now , what are you going to do ? '' exclaimed Theodora . Anne told her . At first Theodora laughed and protested . In the end , she yielded somewhat doubtfully , overborne by Anne 's enthusiasm . `` Well , try it , then , '' she said , resignedly . `` If Ludovic gets mad and leaves me , I 'll be worse off than ever . But nothing venture , nothing win . And there is a fighting chance , I suppose . Besides , I must admit I 'm tired of his dilly-dallying . '' Anne went back to Echo Lodge tingling with delight in her plot .
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