'I'm so glad I just caught you,' Margaret added, as the door opened.
They went in together.

The house was very small and narrow, and Lady Maud led the way into a little sitting-room on the right of the hall, and shut the door.
'Is it true ?' Margaret asked as soon as they were alone.
'What ?' 'About your divorce--' Lady Maud smiled rather contemptuously.
'Is it already in the papers ?' she asked, glancing at the one Margaret had brought.

'I only heard of it myself an hour ago!' 'Then it's really true! There's a horrid article about it--' Margaret was evidently much more disturbed than her friend, who sat down in a careless attitude and smiled at her.
'It had to come some day.

And besides,' added Lady Maud, 'I don't care!' 'There's something about me too,' answered Margaret, 'and I cannot help caring.' 'About you ?' 'Me and Mr.Van Torp--the article is written by some one who hates him--that's clear!--and you know I don't like him; but that's no reason why I should be dragged in.' She was rather incoherent, and Lady Maud took the paper from her hand quietly, and found the article at once.

It was as 'horrid' as the Primadonna said it was.