Lady Ridsdale, delighted at the excellent match she was about to make, was in the highest spirits.

Preparations were begun for the trousseau.

Lord Atherton ordered that his mansion, Leigh Hall, should be entirely refurnished.

Every luxury, every splendor, every magnificence, was prepared for the bride; presents were lavished upon her from all sides; congratulations and good wishes were showered on her.
She was perhaps at that time the happiest girl in the world.

She had almost forgotten that buried romance of her school days.