’That’softenthecase，Duchess。’
’Andthecontrary——isn’tit，mydear？ButIshallhaveitoutwithPlantagenet。Ihavetowriteletterstoallthenewspapersmyself，I’llputitright。’Shecertainlycoddledherhusbandlessthantheothers，and，indeedinherheartsofheartsdisapprovedaltogetherofthecoddlingsystem。Butshewaswontatthisparticulartimetobesomewhattendertohimbecauseshewasawarethatsheherselfhadbeenimprudent。SincehehaddiscoveredherinterferenceatSilverbridge，andhadmadeherunderstanditsperniciousresults，shehadbeen，——not，perhaps，shamefaced，forthatworddescribesaconditiontowhichhardlyanyseriesofmisfortunescouldhavereducedtheDuchessofOmnium，——butinclinedtoquiescencebyfeelingsofpenitence。
Shewaslessdisposedthanheretoforetoattackhimwithwhattheworldofyesterdaycalls’chaff’，orwithwhattheworldofto-
daycalls’cheek’。Shewouldnotadmittoherselfthatshewascowed——butthegreatnessofthegameandthehighinterestattachedtoherhusband’spositiondidinsomedegreedismayher。
Neverthelesssheexecutedherpurposeof’havingitoutwithPlantagenet，’’Ihavejustheard，’shesaid，havingknockedatthedoorofhisownroom，andhavingfoundhimalone，——’Ihavejusthear，forthefirsttime，thatthereisarowaboutthemoneyyoupaidtoMrLopez。’