True to his promise, Stephen Grey had met her
there, and they were in the midst of quite a flirtation, when Mr.
Hastings and Uncle Nat arrived; the latter registering his name as
_Mr. Hamilton_; and taking care soon after to speak of _Buenos
Ayres_, as a place where he formerly lived. The ruse was
successful, and in less than half an hour, it was known through
the house, that "the singular looking old gentleman was a
South American, a bachelor, and rich undoubtedly, as such men
always were!"
The Deanes were that afternoon riding with Stephen Grey, and did
not return until after supper, a circumstance which Eugenia
greatly lamented when she learned that their numbers had been
increased by the arrival of an elegant looking stranger from New
York, together with an old South American, whose name was
Hamilton. The name of the other Eugenia's informant did not know,
for he had not registered it, but "he was a splendid looking man,"
she said, and with more than usual care, Eugenia dressed herself
for the evening, and between the hours of eight and nine, sailed
into the parlor with the air of a queen.
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