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The Arbiter, by Lady F. E. E. Bell
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Title: The Arbiter A Novel
Author: Lady F. E. E. Bell
Release Date: March 10, 2008 [EBook #24794]
Language: English
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THE ARBITER
A NOVEL
BY
LADY F. E. E. BELL
AUTHOR OF THE "STORY OF URSULA," "MISS TOD AND THE PROPHETS," "FAIRY-TALE PLAYS," ETC., ETC.
LONDON EDWARD ARNOLD 37 BEDFORD STREET, STRAND 1901
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CHAPTER I
"It is a great mistake," said Miss Martin emphatically, "for any sensible woman to show a husband she adores him."
"Even her own, Aunt Anna?" said Lady Gore, with a contented smile which Aunt Anna felt to be ignoble.
"Of course I meant her own," she said stiffly. "I should hardly have thought, Elinor, that after being married so many years you would have made jokes of that sort."
"That is just it," said Lady Gore, still annoyingly pleased with herself. "After adoring my husband for twenty-four years, it seems to me that I am an authority on the subject."
"Well, it is a great mistake," repeated Miss Martin firmly, as she got u