CHAPTER XIV.
THE HOUSE IN JERSEY STREET As her listeners made no comment on Miss Tyler's accusation of Mrs.
Vrain, she paused only for a moment to recover her breath, and was off again in full cry with a budget of ancient gossip drawn from a very retentive memory.
"Of the way in which Lydia treated her poor dear husband I know little," cried the fair Bella.

"Only this, that she drove him out of the house by her scandalous conduct.

Yes, indeed; although you may not believe me, Di.

You were away in Australia at the time, but I kept a watch on Lydia in your interest, dear, and our housemaid heard from your housemaid the most dreadful things.

Why, Mr.Vrain remonstrated with Lydia, and ordered Count Ferruci out of the house, but Lydia would not let him go; and Mr.Vrain left the house himself." "Where did he go to, Miss Tyler ?" "I don't know; nobody knows.