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`` Yes , yes -- it is no question of money , '' said the earl . `` It will be a great trouble to her naturally , and we are bound to make what compensation we can . If you wish me to send for Lance I will do so at once . I will send a telegram from the station at Dunmore ; he will be here soon after noon . '' There had been little or no communication between the young heir and his parents since the lawsuit began . Once or twice Lord Chandos and the earl had met ; but the earl always refused to discuss matters with him . `` You must talk to my lady , my dear boy , '' he would reply ; `` you know that she manages everything ; '' and Lord Chandos , fearing no evil , laughed at what he considered an amiable weakness on his father 's part .