He married her when he was quite a boy---abroad somewhere--when there seemed no chance of his ever being Lord Buntingford--he had two elder brothers who died--and she was an art student on her own.

An old uncle of Mummy's once told me that when Cousin Philip came back from abroad--she died abroad--after her death, he seemed altogether changed somehow.

But he never, _never_ speaks of her"-- the girl swayed her slim body backwards and forwards for emphasis--"and I wouldn't advise you or anybody else to try.

Most people think he's just a bachelor.

I never talk about it to people--Mummy said I wasn't to--and as he was very nice to Mummy--well, I don't.