And the more she pined the more she painted.

Ah, she might well hide her face! Scandal may circulate for years before it comes to the ears of the persons most concerned in it; still, one could not help wondering how much Tyson knew.

He was going to take her away, which was certainly very wise of him.

Poor man, she had made Leicestershire rather too hot to hold him.
He was always going up to London now, and people who had met him there hinted that the country gentleman had become a man about town.

Still, you must not believe the half of what you hear; and supposing there was some truth in the report, why, what could you expect with a wife like that?
By March it was settled that they were to leave Thorneytoft and make London their headquarters.