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Well, later on, remember that I warned you." Diana stared into the fire for a moment in silence.

Then she asked with apparent irrelevance:-- "Is Mr.Errington married ?" "He is not." Diana's heart suddenly sang within her.
"Nor," continued Miss Lermontof keenly, "is there any likelihood of his ever marrying." The song broke off abruptly.
"I should have thought," said Diana slowly, "that he was just the kind of man who _would_ marry.

He is"-- with a little effort--"very delightful." Miss Lermontof got up to go.
"You have a saying in England: _All is not gold that glitters_.