"'My poor grandmother, whenever I spoke upon such a subject, would break
out into a thousand gibes and sarcasms, and point to many of our friends
who had made love-matches, and were quarrelling now as fiercely as though
they had never loved each other. You remember that dreadful case in
France Duc de ----, who murdered his duchess? That was a love-match, and
I can remember the sort of screech with which Lady Kew used to speak
about it; and of the journal which the poor duchess kept, and in which
she noted down all her husband's ill-behaviour.'"
"Hush, Laura! Do you remember where we are? If the Princess were to put
down all Florac's culpabilities in an album, what a ledger it would be--
as big as Dr. Portman's Chrysostom!" But this was parenthetical: and
after a smile, and a little respite, the young woman proceeded in her
narration of her friend's history.
"'I was willing enough to listen,' Ethel said, 'to grandmamma then: for
we are glad of an excuse to do what we like; and I liked admiration, and
rank, and great wealth, Laura; and Lord Farintosh offered me these.
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