Lady Ogram is _not_ poor, and I fancy she would like above all things to end her life as aunt-in-law (if there be such a thing) of a peer.

Her weakness, as we know, has always been for the aristocracy.

She's a strong-minded woman in most things.

I am quite sure she prides herself on belonging by birth to the lower class, and she knows that most aristocrats are imbeciles; for all that, she won't rest till she has found her niece a titled husband.

This is my private conviction; take it for what it is worth." "But," cried Iris, satisfaction still shining on her face, "do you think there's the least chance that Lord Dymchurch will be caught ?" "A week ago, I should have laughed at the suggestion.