Mrs。Glenarmdecidedtoriskit。“Haveyouneverheard，“sheasked，“thatMr。BrinkworthmightpossiblyhavecommittedhimselfwithanotherladybeforehemarriedMissLundie？“
Herladyshipfirstclosedhereyesinhorrorandthensearchedblindlyonthecounterpaneforthesmelling-bottle。Mrs。Glenarmgaveittoher，andwaitedtoseehowtheinvalidboreitbeforeshesaidanymore。
“Therearethingsone_must_hear，“remarkedLadyLundie。“Iseeanactofdutyinvolvedinthis。Nowordscandescribehowyouastonishme。Whotoldyou？“
“Mr。GeoffreyDelamayntoldme。“
Herladyshipappliedforthesecondtimetothesmelling-bottle。