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She had felt also that the reason was one against which she could not contend . Now all that , at least , was over . Frank Fenwick 's manner had never been pleasanter to her than it was on this occasion , and Janet followed the suit which her lord led . They were again on the lawn between eight and nine o'clock when Harry Gilmore came up to them . He was gracious enough in his salutation to Mary Lowther , but no indifferent person would have thought that he was her lover . He talked chiefly to Fenwick , and when they went in to tea did not take a place on the sofa beside Mary . But after a while he said something which told them all of his love .