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I have done my duty to her , '' he thought , as he busied himself with the many details it was necessary to see to . `` If Neil were only here , '' was his constant thought , as the day wore on , and he found himself in the rather awkward position of master of ceremonies in a strange house , deferred to and advised with not only by Anthony and Dorothy , but by all the people who came to assist . But Neil did not come , and the night came and went , and it was morning again , and Bessie , who had passed the most of the preceding day in the garden , and had only returned to the house late in the afternoon , seemed a little brighter and fresher , with a look of expectancy in her face whenever a train dashed by . She was watching for Neil , and when at about four o'clock a carriage came through the park gates , she rose and went swiftly to the door , meeting not Neil , but Jack Trevellian , whose face and manner told plainly how great was his sympathy with the desolate young girl . He was in London , he said , and chanced to be calling at the Trevellian house where he learned that all the family , Neil included , were at Vichy , where Lady Jane had gone for the waters and bathing . Just as he was leaving , Grey 's telegram was received , and the housekeeper , Mrs. Jervis , told him that another telegram had come two days before for Mr. Neil , from Stoneleigh . `` I did not open it , '' she said , `` as did not suppose it of any consequence .