Lady Ongar's Return But Sir Hugh did not get away from Clavering Park on the next morning, as he had intended.

There came to him that same afternoon a message by telegraph, to say that Lord Ongar was dead.

He had died at Florence on the afternoon of Christmas-day, and Lady Ongar had expressed her intention of coming at once to England.
"Why the devil doesn't she stay where she is ?" said Sir Hugh, to his wife.

"People would forget her there, and in twelve months time the row would be all over." "Perhaps she does not want to be forgotten," said Lady Clavering.
"Then she should want it.

I don't care whether she has been guilty or not.