He did not run after young Mrs.Bennington; he never called there alone; he was seen more frequently at the old Bennington place.
The truth is, Patty was busy reforming the wayward dramatist, and Warrington was busy watching the result.

There were those who nodded and looked wise whenever they saw the two together.
Oh, Herculaneum was a city to be desired, socially.

Everybody was on his or her best behavior.

It was only from among the poor that scandal gleaned her items for the newspapers.

The shooting of such a man by such a woman's husband aroused only the mildest comment.