Among her letters, Diana opened one from Sir James Chide. "The House
will be up on Thursday for the recess, and at last I have persuaded
Ferrier to let me carry him off. He is looking worn out, and, as I tell
him, will break down before the election unless he takes a holiday now.
So he comes--protesting. We shall probably join you somewhere in
Umbria--at Perugia or Assisi. If I don't find you at one or the other, I
shall write to Siena, where you said you meant to be by the first week
in June. And, by-the-way, I shouldn't wonder if Bobbie Forbes were with
us. He amuses Ferrier, who is very fond of him. But, of course, you
needn't see anything of him unless you like."
The letter was passed on to Muriel, who thought she perceived that the
news it contained seemed to make Diana shrink into herself. She was much
attached to Sir James Chide, and had evidently felt pleasure in the
expectation of his coming out to join them. But Mr. Ferrier--and Bobbie
Forbes--both of them associated with the Marshams and Tallyn? Mrs.
Colwood noticed the look of effort in the girl's delicate face, and
wished that Sir James had been inspired to come alone.
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