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"_P.S. Have missed you so much, darling! Castle Raa wasn't the same
place without you--I assure you it wasn't_."
While I was turning this letter over in my hand, wondering what the
beautiful fiend had meant by it, my maid, who was standing by, was
visibly burning with a desire to know its contents and give me the
benefit of her own interpretation.
I told her in general what Alma had said and she burst into little
screams of indignation.
"Well, the huzzy! The wicked huzzy! That's all she is, my lady, begging
your pardon, and there's no other name for her. Arranged a month ago,
indeed! It was never thought of until last night after Mr. Conrad's
telegram came."
"Then what does it mean?"
"I can tell your ladyship what it means, if you'll promise not to fly
out at me again. It means that Madame wants to stand in your shoes, and
wouldn't mind going through the divorce court to do so. And seeing that
you can't be tempted to divorce your husband because you are a Catholic,
she thinks your husband, who isn't, might be tempted to divorce you.


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