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though he should be sorry to lose him . If he declined to return with her , he and his house continued at his service . We looked for lady Cairnedge all the next day . John was up by noon , and ready to receive her in the drawing-room ; he would not see her in his bedroom . But the hours passed , and she did not come . In the evening , however , when the twilight was thickening , and already all was dark in the alleys of the garden , her carriage drove quietly up -- with a startling scramble of arrest at the door . The same servants were outside , and a very handsome dame within .