ill make it straight for us. You need not trouble yourself about it at
all. Those women at Manor Cross are old enough to have known better."

Lord George came and was very angry. He quite agreed as to Dr. Loftly,
who was sent for, and who did give a certificate,--and who took upon
himself to assure Lady George that all the judges in the land could not
enforce her attendance as long as she had that certificate in her
hands. But Lord George was vexed beyond measure that his wife's name
should have been called in question, and could not refrain himself from
a cross word or two. "It was so imprudent your going to such a place!"

"Oh George, are we to have that all again?"

"Why shouldn't she have gone?" asked the Dean.

"Are you in favour of rights of women?"

"Not particularly;--though if there be any rights which they haven't
got, I thoroughly wish that they might get them. I certainly don't
believe in the Baroness Banmann, nor yet in Dr. Fleabody; but I don't
think they could have been wrong in going in good company to hear what
a crazy old woman might have to say."

"It was very foolish," said Lord George. "See what has come of it!"

"How could I tell, George? I thought you had promised that you wouldn't
scold any more. Nasty fat old woman! I'm sure I didn't want to hear
her." Then Lord George went back to town with the medical certificate
in his pocket, and Mary, being in her present condition, afraid of the
authorities, was unable to stay and be happy even for one evening with
her father.

During the month the Disabilities created a considerable interest
throughout London, of which Dr. Fleabody reaped the full advantage. The
Baroness was so loud in her clamours that she forced the question of
the Disabilities on the public mind generally, and the result was that
the world flocked to the Institute. The Baroness, as she heard of this,
became louder and louder. It was not this that she wanted. Those who
wished to sympathise with her should send her money,--not go to the
hall to hear that loud imbecile American female! The Baroness, when she
desired to be-little the doctor, always called her a female. And the
Baroness, though in truth she was not personally attractive, did
contrive to surround herself with supporters, and in these days moved
into comfortable lodgings in Wigmore Street. Very few were heard to
speak in her favour, but they who contributed to the relief of her
necessities were many. It was found to b