Looking back upon the four years since Chloe Fairmile had thrown him over, it seemed to him that, in some ways, he had made a good job of his life, and, in others, a bad one.

As to the money, that was neither here nor there.

It had been amusing to have so much of it; though of late Daphne's constant reminders that the fortune was hers and not his, had been like grit in the mouth.

But he did not find that boundless wealth had made as much difference to him as he had expected.

On the other hand, he had been much happier with Daphne than he had thought he should be, up to the time of their coming to Heston.