Most people did not choose to decline them.

But Lady Haldwell was not of that number.

She had never been invited.

But now in town, when entertainment must be more general, she and the Armours were prepared for social interchange.
Behind Lady Haldwell's visit curiosity chiefly ran.

She was in a way sorry for Frank Armour, for she had been fond of him after a fashion, always fonder of him than of Lord Haldwell.