so after all her wanton youth, as though that long past were no part of her at all. But no one could foretell what the fates would bring. And behold, Peter Vermont, after an ideal marriage that had lasted ten years, fell in love with a beautiful girl named Barbara Canton, the youngest daughter of Lord Robert Canton, who was at one time an assistant secretary at the Foreign Office.

The girl was pretty, though but for her youth there could have been no comparing her with Lady Vermont. The story of Peter's love got about among people, and they took to speculating whether Elizabeth knew of the affair, and to watching and waiting with a great deal of curiosity — for Elizabeth had never known such an experience: she had always been the first to desert her lovers.

As for me, I felt certain that Elizabeth would pay these mat-ters no great attention, or would at least pretend not to, knowing as I did how sure she was of herself and how proud of the strength of her own character.

I was thinking of all this as I sat facing Lady Vermont at the table while she talked, with her accustomed grace, of various things. Nothing showed of her husband's tender relations with Barbara Canton, for she believed her own sweeping love could not but be met with a love as strong.

We drank our coffee and burned a few cigarettes; then Elizabeth asked me the time. It was a quarter to three.

She stirred in her chair and said, 'I must ask for the bill.' I begged her to leave that to me, and she consented.

I asked her: 'Are you in a hurry?'

She said: 'I am meeting Peter at three.'

'Oh — how is he?'

'Well.'

She smiled one of her sweet smiles, though it was not without meaning; then I saw hesitant words upon her lips, which she cut short with resolve, saying: 'Listen. You love dramatic sit-uations, don't you? You cannot imagine what a task I have to carry out now. I have telephoned Peter to meet me at three at a certain place. I am going to ask him to divorce me.'

A cry escaped me and I said: 'What? Divorce you? I thought things were going well between you.' She said calmly: 'What... do you think I don't know what goes on behind my back? I am not such a fool as that, my friend.'

One could only be frank with her, so I did not pretend ignorance of

the matter. I kept silent a few moments, then said:

'And why should you be the one to ask for the divorce?'

She said: 'So that I shall not stand between him and her. Though I doubt her father will let him marry her. And one more divorce will make little difference, one way or the other, in the history of my life.' And she shrugged her shoulder.

I asked:

— 'But who told you he means to marry her?'

She said: 'He is drowned in love with her up to his ears.'

I asked: 'Has he said anything of the kind?'

She denied it, saying: 'No. He does not know that I know of the

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