She had loved a man and had separated herself from him and had married another all within a month or two.

Lady Glencora first became red as fire over her whole face and shoulders, and Alice afterwards did the same as she looked up, as though searching in her cousin's eyes for pardon.
"It is an unmaidenly thing to do, certainly," said Lady Glencora very slowly, and in her lowest voice.

"Nay, it is unwomanly; but one may be driven.

One may be so driven that all gentleness of womanhood is driven out of one." "Oh, Glencora!" "I did not propose that you should do it as a sudden thing." "Glencora!" "I did do it suddenly.

I know it.