Chapter 86Mr. Frank Curcelle did not come. As the proposed time approached, Mrs. Winstone's fears were justified by the arrival of a letter of apology. For the time being, he could not be spared, to his "very great humiliation and regret; but he was still looking forward to coming to Randalls in the not too distant future."
Mrs. Winstone was extraordinarily disappointed — much more disappointed even than her husband, even though she had relied so much on seeing the young man pay for his hopes through any adequate depression. She soon flies over the present failure and begins to hope again. For half an hour, Mr. Winstone was surprised and sad; but then he began to realize that the coming of Frank two or three months later would be a much better plan; better season; better weather; and that
