. Wild Georgie [electronic resource]. , buthe supposed they would shake themselves into position, asthings generally did. He would leave Georgie alone for atime, and her ill-temper would probably wear itself out. Sohe heaped more and more coals on the fire, and went onsmoking, till he heard the servants begin to busy themselvesabout the house. He opened the shutters and found it wasalready quite daylight, so he thought he would go upstairsand see if Georgie was asleep. To his no small surprise shewas not to be found; but that she had most likely soughtrefuge in Lady Idas room was his next conj
. Wild Georgie [electronic resource]. , buthe supposed they would shake themselves into position, asthings generally did. He would leave Georgie alone for atime, and her ill-temper would probably wear itself out. Sohe heaped more and more coals on the fire, and went onsmoking, till he heard the servants begin to busy themselvesabout the house. He opened the shutters and found it wasalready quite daylight, so he thought he would go upstairsand see if Georgie was asleep. To his no small surprise shewas not to be found; but that she had most likely soughtrefuge in Lady Idas room was his next conjecture. Thushe troubled himself no farther about the matter, but throw-ing himself on the sofa in his dressing-room, was soon in asound sleep. For hours he slept on, till it was long past theusual breakfast time. When at last he did come down, hefound that Lady Ida had neither seen nor heard aught of hiswife; but on cross-questioning the servants, it was discoveredthat she had gone out soon after nine oclock, and had notyet CHAPTER XXVIII.
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