Mrs. Portheris wore the expression of one passing through the Stone Age to a somewhat more mobile period. "I really think," she said, "I should have been made aware of that. To have had a young relative presented without one's knowledge seems _too_ extraordinary. No," she continued, turning to poppa, "the only thing I heard of this young lady--it came to me in a _very_ roundabout manner--was that she had gone home to be _married_. Was not that your intention?" asked Mrs. Portheris, turning to me.

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