"Oh, Alice, such a blow!" But Alice could see that her cousin was not quite in earnest;--that the new trouble, though it might be vexatious, was no great calamity. "Come here," said Lady Glencora; and they both went into an embrasure of the window. "Now I shall have to put your confidence in me to the test. This letter is from,--whom do you think?"
"How can I guess?"
"From Lady Midlothian! and she's coming here on Monday, on her road to London. Unless you tell me that you are quite sure this is as unexpected by me as by you, I will never speak to you again."
"I am quite sure of that."

"Oh, Alice, such a blow!" But Alice could see that her cousin was not quite in earnest;-that the new trouble was no calamity.
"Come here," said Lady Glencora; and they both went to the window. "This letter is from - whom do you think? Lady Midlothian! She's coming here on Monday. I assure you I did not expect this."
"I am quite sure of that."
