The Heat of the Day

The Hopkinsons had been allowed to make use of the pew belonging to Pleasance, and that was now occupied by Lady Chester and her sister. The slight bustle occasioned by the attempt to find a seat for Mrs. Hopkinson caused Blanche to look up; with natural good breeding she opened her pew door and beckoned to that lady to come in. She did so, and what with the heat of the day, and the thought of what Willis would say when he saw her sitting next to a lady of doubtful character, who had made a fraca in high life, she could hardly breathe. It was only by dint of much fanning that she was unable

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