14/40 Lady Jocelyn said she should not prevent Rose from writing to Evan, if she had the wish to do so. 'It's a combustible material. She shall go into the world more. She will be presented at Court, and if it's necessary to give her a dose or two to counteract her vanity, I don't object. This will wear off, or, 'si c'est veritablement une grande passion, eh bien' we must take what Providence sends us.' 'And which we might have prevented if we had condescended to listen to the plainest worldly wisdom,' added Mrs.Shorne. |