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But because the Erringtons were rich as well as titled persons, Van Clupp and his belongings bent the servile knee before them, flattering Thelma with that ill-judged eagerness and zealous persistency which distinguish inborn vulgarity, and which, far from pleasing her, annoyed and embarrassed her because she could not respond sincerely to such attentions.
"Of course he ought. I wish he would have us alternately; it would be a great relief," said Katherine, laughing. "I fancy he is im-mensely rich," continued Ada. "Why, Mr. Errington evidently knew his name." "Who is Mr. Errington?" asked Mrs. Liddell, with languid curiosity. "Did you never hear of the Calcutta Erringtons?" cried Ada, with infinite superiority.
After these, George Lorimer arrived he had avoided the Erringtons all the season, but he could not very well refuse the pressing invitation now given him without seeming churlish, then came Beau Lovelace, for a few days only, as with the commencement of September he would be off as usual to his villa on the Lago di Como.
The Erringtons were magnets, and irresistibly attracted gold instead of steel. Mr. Errington died comparatively young, overwhelmed by the benefits showered upon him by Fortune, which continued to dog persistently the steps of his widow, whom he left with one child, Horace.
On their return to London, the Erringtons established themselves at Lilac Lodge, a charming old-fashioned house in Hampstead, where the creeper-clad walls and great bushes of lilac reminded Diana pleasantly of the old Rectory at Crailing.
A little cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, had shown itself upon the horizon. In July the Erringtons left town to spend a brief holiday at Crailing Rectory, and on their return, the preparations for the production of "Mrs. Fleming's Husband" went forward in good earnest.
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