Loudwater knew that Hardwicke was ready and eager to marry me, and I suppose that that helped to make him keen on me.

At any rate, he made love to me, not nearly so badly as you'd think, and persuaded me to promise to marry him." "I can't think how you could have done it!" cried Mr.Manley.
"How was I to know what a hog he was at home?
At Trouville he was quite nice, as I tell you.

Besides, there was the title--I thought I should like to be Lady Loudwater.

You know, I do have strong impulses, and I act on them." "Well, after all, you didn't marry him," said Mr.Manley in a tone of relief.

"What did happen ?" "We were engaged for about two months.