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In
the
spring
of
the
year
1861
,
Agnes
was
established
at
the
country
-
seat
of
her
two
friends
—
now
promoted
(
on
the
death
of
the
first
lord
,
without
offspring
)
to
be
the
new
Lord
and
Lady
Montbarry
.
The
old
nurse
was
not
separated
from
her
mistress
.
A
place
,
suited
to
her
time
of
life
,
had
been
found
for
her
in
the
pleasant
Irish
household
.
She
was
perfectly
happy
in
her
new
sphere
;
and
she
spent
her
first
half
-
year
’
s
dividend
from
the
Venice
Hotel
Company
,
with
characteristic
prodigality
,
in
presents
for
the
children
.
Early
in
the
year
,
also
,
the
Directors
of
the
life
insurance
offices
submitted
to
circumstances
,
and
paid
the
ten
thousand
pounds
.
Immediately
afterwards
,
the
widow
of
the
first
Lord
Montbarry
(
otherwise
,
the
dowager
Lady
Montbarry
)
left
England
,
with
Baron
Rivar
,
for
the
United
States
.
The
Baron
’
s
object
was
announced
,
in
the
scientific
columns
of
the
newspapers
,
to
be
investigation
into
the
present
state
of
experimental
chemistry
in
the
great
American
republic
.
His
sister
informed
inquiring
friends
that
she
accompanied
him
,
in
the
hope
of
finding
consolation
in
change
of
scene
after
the
bereavement
that
had
fallen
on
her
.
Hearing
this
news
from
Henry
Westwick
(
then
paying
a
visit
at
his
brother
’
s
house
)
,
Agnes
was
conscious
of
a
certain
sense
of
relief
.
’
With
the
Atlantic
between
us
,
’
she
said
,
’
surely
I
have
done
with
that
terrible
woman
now
!
’
Barely
a
week
passed
after
those
words
had
been
spoken
,
before
an
event
happened
which
reminded
Agnes
of
’
the
terrible
woman
’
once
more
.
On
that
day
,
Henry
’
s
engagements
had
obliged
him
to
return
to
London
.
He
had
ventured
,
on
the
morning
of
his
departure
,
to
press
his
suit
once
more
on
Agnes
;
and
the
children
,
as
he
had
anticipated
,
proved
to
be
innocent
obstacles
in
the
way
of
his
success
.
On
the
other
hand
,
he
had
privately
secured
a
firm
ally
in
his
sister
-
in
-
law
.
’
Have
a
little
patience
,
’
the
new
Lady
Montbarry
had
said
,
’
and
leave
me
to
turn
the
influence
of
the
children
in
the
right
direction
.
If
they
can
persuade
her
to
listen
to
you
—
they
shall
!
’
The
two
ladies
had
accompanied
Henry
,
and
some
other
guests
who
went
away
at
the
same
time
,
to
the
railway
station
,
and
had
just
driven
back
to
the
house
,
when
the
servant
announced
that
’
a
person
of
the
name
of
Rolland
was
waiting
to
see
her
ladyship
.
’
’
Is
it
a
woman
?
’
’
Yes
,
my
lady
.
’
Young
Lady
Montbarry
turned
to
Agnes
.
’
This
is
the
very
person
,
’
she
said
,
’
whom
your
lawyer
thought
likely
to
help
him
,
when
he
was
trying
to
trace
the
lost
courier
.
’
