A speculation which I had gone in for there had caused me heavy loss and much anxiety.

In the spring I returned to Paris, and of course, asked him to meet me.

He was much brighter than he had been for a long time.

Lord Alfred Douglas, it appeared, had come in for a large legacy from his father's estate and had given him some money, and he was much more cheerful.

We had a great lunch at Durand's and he was at his very best.