`Noonecanblameyouforsuchanavowal，’repliedhegravely；
`noteventhegentlementhemselves，Iimagine。I’lljusttellyou，’hecontinued，asifactuatedbyasuddenresolution，`whatwassaidlastnightinthedining-room，afteryouleftus——perhapsyouwillnotminditasyou’resoveryphilosophicaloncertainpoints，’headdedwithaslightsneer。`TheyweretalkingaboutLordLowboroughandhisdelectablelady，thecauseofwhosesuddendepartureisnosecretamongstthem；andhercharacterissowellknowntothemall，that，nearlyrelatedtomeassheis，Icouldnotattempttodefendit——Godcurseme，’hemuttered，parparenthè；se，`ifIdon’thavevengeanceforthis！Ifthevillainmustdisgracethefamily，mustheblazonitabroadtoeverylow-bredknaveofhisacquaintance？——Ibegyourpardon，Mrs。Huntingdon。
Well，theyweretalkingofthesethings，andsomeofthemremarkedthat，asshewasseparatedfromherhusband，hemightseeheragainwhenhepleased。’
`“Thankyou。”saidhe；“I’vehadenoughofherforthepresent：
I’llnottroubletoseeher，unlessshecomestome。”