"One of my footmen who 'joined up' has revealed an unsuspected passion for a housemaid he used to quarrel with, and who seemed to detest him.

I have three women in my household who have soldier lovers in haste to marry them.

I shall give them my blessing and take care of the wives when they are left behind.

One can be served by old men and married women--and one can turn cottages into small orphanages if the worst happens." There was a new vigour in her splendid old face and body.
"There is a reason now why I am the Dowager Duchess of Darte," she went on, "and why I have money and houses and lands.

There is a reason why I have lived when it sometimes seemed as if my usefulness was over.