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Harry pacified her by repeating her instructions perfectly; and she was just goingto tell him more when General Vandeleur flung into the apartment, scarlet withanger, and holding a long and elaborate milliner's bill in his hand."Will you look at this, madam?" cried he. "Will you have the goodness to look atthis document? I know well enough you married me for my money, and I hope Ican make as great allowances as any other man in the service; but, as sure as Godmade me, I mean to put a period to this disreputable prodigality.""Mr. Hartley," said Lady Vandeleur, "I think you understand what you have to do.May I ask you to see to it at once?""Stop," said the General, addressing Harry, "one word before you go." Andthen, turning again to Lady Vandeleur, "What is this precious fellow's errand?" hedemanded. "I trust him no further than I do yourself, let me tell you. If he had asmuch as the rudiments of honesty, he would scorn to stay in this house; and whathe does for his wages is a mystery to all the world. What is his errand, madam?and why are you hurrying him away?""I supposed you had something to say to me in private," replied the lady."You spoke about an errand," insisted the General. "Do not attempt to deceiveme in my present state of temper. You certainly spoke about an errand.""If you insist on making your servants privy to our humiliating dissensions,"replied Lady Vandeleur, "perhaps I had better ask Mr. Hartley to sit down. No?"she continued; "then you may go, Mr. Hartley. I trust you may remember all thatyou have heard in this room; it may be useful to you."Harry at once made his escape from the drawing-room; and as he ran upstairshe could hear the General's voice upraised in declamation, and the thin tones ofLady Vandeleur planting icy repartees at every opening. How cordially he admiredthe wife! How skilfully she could evade an awkward question! with what secureeffrontery she repeated her instructions under the very guns of the enemy! and onthe other hand,…