"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?"

"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? 