BY MARY CECIL HAY, AUTHOR OF "OLD MYDDELTON'S MONEY," "THE SQUIRE'S LEGACY," &c. &c. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. BIE LONDON LIOT HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS, 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. 1876. All rights reserved. 251. d. 646 NORA'S LOVE TEST. CHAPTER I. If any touch my friend, or his good name, His blasted fame From the last spot or thought of blame. WIL GEORGE HERBERT. LLOUGHBY FOSTER travelled back to London with his guests on Monday afternoon; resolved to exhibit in no half-light his irritation against Nora's neglect of his invitation, and to prove himself highly and justly injured, beyond the power of her soothingeither by unusual apologies or by her usual merry unconcern. Yet, even as he propped and strengthened his resolution (which had been built suddenly on the arrival of the Penningtons VOL. III. B |