6/41 Nevertheless, she found a low practitioner, who took her money and neglected her cause; so her suit was heard and dismissed with contempt. Henceforth, then, indeed, in the eyes of the law and the public, Catherine was an impudent adventurer, and her sons were nameless outcasts. Great dinners and gay routs were given in the ensuing spring. Mr.and Mrs.Beaufort became persons of considerable importance. The rich man had, even when poor, been ambitious; his ambition now centred in his only son. |