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Kate , who was thirty-one , and experienced in the ways of the world , was quite aware of the element of awe in Toni 's love for her husband -- an element of which Toni herself was as yet wholly unsuspicious . `` And I 've no doubt this young lady as is coming down is n't used to great things . You can see as Mrs. Rose has n't lived with anyone partikler -- but she 's a real little lady in her ways , for all that , '' concluded this authority on the ways of gentlefolk . * * * * * Punctually at three o'clock Miss Gibbs arrived ; and was shown into the drawing-room , where Toni awaited her coming . To tell the truth Miss Gibbs was a little awed by the unexpected grandeur of her surroundings ; and not even the consciousness of her new linen frock and elaborately-trimmed hat could give her quite her usual assurance . She followed Andrews meekly across the hall , hardly daring to lift her eyes ; and when the man threw open the drawing-room door and ushered her in , Fanny unconsciously moderated her usual hearty footstep and endeavoured to make her entry as inconspicuous as possible . Toni , who had not heard the cab arrive , jumped up hastily from her low chair and ran to meet her cousin , while Andrews discreetly withdrew and closed the door .