What was the matter?
It tore her heart, but she knew him too well to say anything to him about it.
So she continued to talk agreeably to them, and Tristram made a great effort, and chaffed her, and became gay.

And soon they went in to dinner.

And Lady Tancred sat on Francis Markrute's other side, and tried to overcome her prejudice against him.

If Ethelrida loved him so much he must be really nice.

And Zara sat on one side of the old Duke, and Lady Anningford on the other, and on her other side was Young Billy who was now in an idiotic state of calf love for her--to the amusement of every one.