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"I have a good mind to ask her after dinner whether she is," said Lothair. "I fancy she would not marry a Protestant?" "I am no judge of such matters," said Lady Clanmorne; "only I cannot help thinking that there would be more chance of a happy marriage when both were of the same religion." "I wish we were all of the same religion. Do not you?"
A visitor was announced, and Lady Clanmorne retired. Nothing happens as you expect. On his voyage home Lothair had indulged in dreams of renewing his intimacy at Crecy House, around whose hearth all his sympathies were prepared to cluster. The first shock to this romance was the news he received of the impending union of Lady Corisande with the Duke of Brecon.
Lothair observed Miss Arundel, who was distant from him and on the same side of the table, but neither Monsignore Capel nor Father Coleman were present. Lady Clanmorne chatted agreeably. She was content to talk, and did not insist on conversational reciprocity. She was a pure free-trader in gossip. This rather suited Lothair.
It pleased Lady Clanmorne to-day to dilate upon marriage and the married state, but especially on all her acquaintances, male and female, who were meditating the surrender of their liberty and about to secure the happiness of their lives. "I suppose the wedding of the season the wedding of weddings will be the Duke of Brecon's," she said. "But I do not hear of any day being fixed."
The air of the Levant seems to have agreed with you." Dinner was announced almost at this moment, and Lothair, who had to take out Lady Clanmorne, had no opportunity before dinner of addressing any one else except his hostess and the cardinal. The dinner-party was large, and it took some time to reconnoitre all the guests.
Jerome to Lady Clanmorne, who was paying a morning visit. "I wish you could induce Lord Clanmorne to join us." "I wish so, too," said the lady, "but that is impossible. He never will give up his hunting." "I am sure there are more foxes in the Campagna than at Vauxe," said Lady St. Jerome. "I suppose you have heard of what they call the double event?" said Lady Clanmorne. "No."
"I always admired the ladies," said Miss Arundel. "We met them at a country-house last year, and I thought them pleasing in every way artless and yet piquant; but I did not anticipate their fate being so soon sealed." "And so brilliantly," added Lady St. Jerome. "You met them at Muriel Towers," said Lady Clanmorne. "I heard of you there: a most distinguished party.
"Clare," she said to Miss Arundel, who was engaged apart, "you always find out conundrums. Lady Clanmorne has got some news for us. Lady Flora Falkirk and her sister are going to be married, and on the same day. And to whom, think you?" "Well, I should think that somebody has made Lord Carisbrooke a happy man," said Miss Arundel. "Very good," said Lady Clanmorne.
Lady Clanmorne indulged this passion for gossip amusingly one morning, and read a letter from her correspondent, written with the grace of a Sevigne, but which contained details of marriages, elopements, and a murder among their intimate acquaintance, which made all the real intelligence quite insipid, and was credited for at least half an hour.
There was an American lady there, was there not? a charming person, who sang, and acted, and did all sorts of things." "Yes; there was. I believe, however, she was an Italian, married to an American." "Have you seen much of your host at Muriel Towers?" said Lady Clanmorne. "We see him frequently," said Lady St. Jerome. "Ah! yes, I remember; I met him at Vauxe the other day.
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