He must have done, however, for in a few months the marriage was
celebrated.
Soon after the engagement the Duke bought a sable cloak of immense value
for his fiancee; but Mrs. Dallas-Yorke protested against the gift and
said that her daughter had not been accustomed to such costly attire.
What was the Duke's observation upon this has not passed current;
suffice it to say that the priceless cloak was received and worn by Miss
Dallas-Yorke, who in Society was chaperoned by the Marchioness of
Granby, now Duchess of Rutland.
Such a fluttering among Society dove-cotes was seldom seen, and sound of
wedding-bells rarely heard with such gleeful joy. It was a love-match,
and, therefore, a popular event all over the land. Only a few weeks
before, the Duke's horse had won the Derby, and the ovation given him by
the racing fraternity was unprecedented to any one, peer or commoner,
below royal rank.
Then the bride was so full of smiles to all who had the privilege of
offering her congratulations.
The Duke had earned the reputation of being a "good fellow," a phrase
carrying its own meaning in relation to a typical English nobleman.
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