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If she could have married a rich man in the beginning, she always told herself, she would never have mixed herself up in anything of the kind, and now that she had married a rich man, she would try to get out of the nuisance as soon as possible. Meanwhile, there was Ferdinand and Ferdinand was becoming in love with her they had met three times since the Montivacchini ball.

She had thought while she dressed that her life had been one stupid rush with no end, since that night when they had talked of serious things at the Montivacchini hotel. She had need of the counsel he had promised to give her, for this heedless racket was not adding lustre to her soul. Verisschenzko seemed to find her very soon he was not one of those persons who miss things by vagueness.

And if he dreamed, he would not believe such insenses are men!" Meanwhile the Boleskis had arrived at the hotel of the Duchesse di Montivacchini, that rich and ravishing American-Italian, who gave the most splendid and exclusive entertainments in Paris. So, too, had arrived Sir John and Lady Ardayre, brought on from the dinner at the Ritz by Verisschenzko.

Now she hardly ever listened, and yawned in his face when he spoke of Poland and his high aims. But he must make allowances for her she was such a child of impulse, so lovely, so fascinating! And here in Paris, admired as she was, how could he wonder at her distraction! "Stanislass! my old Stannie," she cooed in his ear, "what am I to wear to-night for the Montivacchini ball?