He was too true a gentleman to think of discussing with another lady what he did not discuss with his own wife, so that the subject was not mentioned between Lady Peters and himself.
Then for the fair young Duchess of Hazlewood began the new life which had in it no old friend.

If she repented of her vengeance, she did not say so.

If she would fain have undone her evil deed, she never owned it.
But, as time wore on, people saw a great change in her.

She gave herself more to the gayeties and follies of the world; there were few fashions which she did not lead, few gay pursuits in which she did not take an active part.

The character of her beauty, too, seemed changed.