To-night she said a number of good things to Emily in summing up her guests and their characteristics.
"Walderhurst has been to me three times when I made sure that he would not escape without a new marchioness attached to him.

I should think he would take one to put an end to the annoyance of dangling unplucked upon the bough.

A man in his position, if he has character enough to choose, can prevent even his wife's being a nuisance.

He can give her a good house, hang the family diamonds on her, supply a decent elderly woman as a sort of lady-in-waiting and turn her into the paddock to kick up her heels within the limits of decorum.

His own rooms can be sacred to him.
He has his clubs and his personal interests.