And the nuns did their whole duty by me, did they not ?" said Salome, soothingly.
"They sent me home a sweet and lovely child, who in the three years that she has been my greatest blessing and comfort has made me feel and know how much I lost in banishing her from my presence so long--fourteen years!--a time never to be redeemed!" said the banker, with a sigh.
"Yes, papa, dear.

It can and shall be redeemed.

For now you know I shall live with you as long as you live.

My marriage will not deprive you of your daughter, but give you a dear and noble son.

You know it is settled that after our brief wedding we shall return to Lone, and you and the duke, and Arondelle and myself, will all live here together until the meeting of Parliament in February, and then we shall go up to London together.